num_pages: 144
description: Poor Folk, Dostoevsky’s first novel, released in 1846, occupies a position of particular interest and importance in the history of Russian literature, as it represents the confluence of important literary traditions, especially the influence of Gogol. While a natural starting point for anyone who reads Dostoevsky, the author made a point of saying that the style of the novel was not his. Robert Dessaix’s introduction to this edition focuses on the history of styles that Dostoevsky used in this very self-consciously literary debut.
language: English
title: Poor Folk
titlecomplete: Poor Folk
characters: Varvara Dobroselova, Makar Devushkin
genres: Literature, Classics, Novels, Classic Literature, Philosophy, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Russia, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 28375
places: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
publisher: The Overlook Press