Hunger - Knut Hamsun

The novel "White Nights" gained widespread popularity, and readers loved its overflowing romance and the creative reflections that Dostoevsky elaborates on in his early works, revolving around the themes that his later works would address. "Vasya," the protagonist of the novel, talks about his dreams, emotions, and tender love, but this young man who lives an isolated life, drowning in his strong feelings and romantic dreams, and dreams of moving from the role of an obscure poet at first to a crowned writer with laurels of fame, needs to get out of this imaginary life. He needs to find a friend (or a female friend) to whom he can confide his feelings. And here he is, on a night in the white month of May, while the light gives the sleeping city a magical atmosphere, meeting a miserable girl. She is subjected to harassment by a drunkard, and he rushes to protect her. He feels deep compassion for her because he sees that she is sad and that a memory from her past was crying for her, so he offers her his friendship. The young man and the girl meet four consecutive nights in the same place, each telling the other their life story honestly and sincerely, not hiding anything from each other. This character is one of the most beloved characters created by Dostoevsky, and among Dostoevsky himself, it is the closest to his heart and the one he preferred most. This character will appear in more than one of his works.