... Poor Folk, the title story in the book, was first published in 1846, just before Dostoyevsky was sentenced to death, which he later escaped, for his political activity. His more famous works, such as The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, were not published until the latter part of the century.
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Advantages: Interesting, good insight into poverty Disadvantages: Overly tragic
...of short stories, a read. Poor Folk, the title story in the book, was first published in 1846, just before Dostoyevsky was sentenced to death, which he later escaped, for his political activity. His more famous works, such as The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, were not published until the latter part of the century.
Poor Folk, the main story in the book, describes the relationship between a poor clerk, Makar Davushkin, and a young seamstress, ... ...whole, I preferred it to Poor Folk, but it is still an odd story that seems to have very little point.
The book then really begins to go downhill. Mr Prokharchin is the story of the man of the title, a minor government official who lives in great poverty; although he is actually far better off than anyone believes. He keeps himself to himself, except for the odd argument with his housemates, all of whom put up with him because of his age. This is ...
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