The time is night by Luidmila Petrushevskaya

The Time is Night is a short novel by Liudmila Petrushevskaya. It is one of the few stories that I enjoy reading over and over again. The reason is that each time I re-read it, I perceive it in a slightly different way. The complicity of characters and the style of the novel is what I would like to emphasize most about the novel, as well as the fact that The Time is Night represents …

…that the most important thing in life is Love. It is something that guides her through all the difficulties. I think that this was the author’s message to the readers. Life is hard, and even if one is trying to be his or her best, it does not mean that it will be appreciated. The last line of the diary makes the readers think deeply, "Everybody left me, everybody, please, forgive me my tears."