Poor Folk

“Poor Folk” is the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, published in 1846. Written in epistolary form, the work tells the story of the modest clerk Makar Devushkin and the young woman Varenka Dobroselova. Through their correspondence, the author portrays the harsh life of the impoverished in Saint Petersburg, their suffering, dreams, and hopes, as well as the profound humanity that endures even under the most grueling conditions.