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As both a masterpiece of Russian populist writing and a parody of the entire genre, Poor People is an early example of Dostoevsky’s genius.
Written as a series of letters, Poor People tells the tragic tale of a petty clerk and his impossible love for a young girl. Longing to help her and her family, he sells everything he can, but his kindness leads him only into more desperate poverty, and ultimately into debauchery. As a typical “man of the underground,” he serves as the embodiment of the belief that happiness can only be achieved with riches. Foreword by Charlotte Hobson.
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Poor People
Poor Folk (Hesperus Classics),Fyodor Dostoyevsky,Hesperus Press,1843910233,Classics,Fiction,Graphic Novels - General,Literature - Classics / Criticism,19th century fiction,CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR),Fiction / Literary
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