Poor Folk and Other Stories
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Book 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 ea... More
Book Information
Publisher | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Binding | Paperback (19 editions) |
Reading Level | Adult |
# of Pages | 288 |
ISBN-10 | 0140445056 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0140445053 |
Publication Date | 04/04/1989 |
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About David McDuff (Introduction, Translator) : David McDuff is a published editor and a translator. Some of the published credits of David McDuff include Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov (Classic, Audio).
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10/4/2009 Basak Savcigil said: Some heart breaking tales, but filled with wonderful characters. I found this book quite hard to read because it was so intense and tragic. But beautifully written and complex.
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