Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Poor People
- ISBN 13:
- 9781847493125
- author:
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Alma Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 3
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Poor People brings to life the lives of those living at the margins of society in 19th-century St Petersburg. A poignant and tragic tale, it follows Devushkin as he tries to help his distant relative Varenka improve her circumstances, only to find himself drawn into a cycle of desperation.
Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, this early work of fiction introduces the reader to the underclass of St Petersburg, living in appalling conditions and abject poverty. As Devushkin's attempts to help Varenka fail, he is left with no choice but to seek refuge in alcohol.
A powerful exploration of love, desperation and the human condition, Poor People is a thought-provoking tale that sets the stage for Dostoevsky's later masterpieces.
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