A Disgraceful Affair: Stories

This volume serves as a perfect entry point into the author’s enduring themes of alienation, social anxiety, and the search for spiritual truth, showcasing the profound psychological drama for which he is renowned.

This essential short story collection travels from the luminous, dream-like nights of 19th-century St. Petersburg to the far reaches of the cosmos. A lonely dreamer finds a fleeting chance at love, a high-ranking official’s well-intentioned idealism leads to a night of spectacular humiliation, and a man on the verge of suicide discovers a truth so profound it gives him a new reason to live. Each narrative is a literary classic in its own right, offering a unique glimpse into the moral complexity that defines our existence.