Poor Folk

Two lives bound by letters, longing, and the weight of poverty. Poor Folk (1846), by Fyodor Dostoevsky, is his powerful debut novel—a tender yet heartbreaking exploration of love, dignity, and survival among society's most vulnerable. Told through an intimate series of letters, the story follows Makar Devushkin, a humble government clerk, and his distant relative Varvara Dobroselova, a poor ...