Poor Folk
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- English
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Classics
📜 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.
👉 Click Buy Now to discover Dostoevsky's touching debut—a story of poverty, friendship, and the quiet strength of love.
© 2025 Zenith Starlight Media (Ebook): 9791070123737
Translators: C. J. Hogarth
Release date
Ebook: 7 October 2025
Other editions
- Poor Folk Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Poor Folk: Voices of the Dispossessed Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Poor Folk Dostoevsky, Fyodor
- Бедные люди Федор Михайлович Достоевский
- Poor Folk: Fyodor Dostoevsky's Heartfelt Tale of Poverty and Humanity Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Poor Folk: Fyodor Dostoevsky's Heartbreaking Debut on Poverty, Dignity, and Human Connection Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Poor Folk: A Heartfelt Story of Love, Poverty, and Human Struggle - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Pobres gentes Fiódor Dostoyevski
- Poor Folk: Fyodor Dostoevsky's First Social Novel on Poverty, Dignity, and Human Suffering Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Poor Folk: A Tender Tale of Poverty, Dignity, and Human Connection by Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky
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