Poor Folk

📜 A story of letters, love, and survival in a world of suffering. 📜

Fyodor Dostoevsky's Poor Folk—his remarkable first novel—introduced one of the greatest literary voices of all time. Written when Dostoevsky was only 24, this deeply emotional work reveals the empathy and psychological insight that would define his later masterpieces.

Told through a series of letters, the novel follows Makar Devushkin, a humble copy clerk struggling to survive in St. Petersburg, and Varvara Dobroselova, a poor young woman he loves from afar. As their correspondence unfolds, Dostoevsky paints a tender yet harrowing portrait of urban poverty, loneliness, and the dignity of ordinary people.

Through the daily struggles of his two protagonists, Dostoevsky exposes a society divided by wealth and status, while celebrating the endurance of kindness and compassion amid despair. The humanity that shines through Poor Folk would later become the foundation of his greatest works—from Crime and Punishment to The Brothers Karamazov.

Poignant, heartfelt, and timeless, Poor Folk remains a powerful social and emotional novel about the resilience of the human spirit.

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Translators: C. J. Hogarth

Release date

Ebook: 7 October 2025