| Poor Folk Contributor(s): Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1986613240 ISBN-13: 9781986613248 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.01 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.44 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevsky's early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk, the author's first great literary triumph, is the story of a tragic relationship between an impoverished copy clerk and a young seamstress, told through their passionate letters to each other. In The Landlady Dostoyevsky portrays a dreamer hero who is captivated by a curious couple and becomes their lodger. Mr Prokharchin, inspired by a true story, is a sly comedy centring on an eccentric miser, and Polzunkov is a powerful character sketch which, in common with the other tales in this volume, questions the very nature of existence. |