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    Quick Guide: Poor Folk
    Quick Guide: Poor Folk
    Quick Guide: Poor Folk
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    Quick Guide: Poor Folk

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    Dostoyevsky was greatly inspired by the works of other famous writers such as Pushkin, Gogol, and Karamzin. The English and French writers inspired him too.

    The novel is based on the theme of poverty, but it very minutely explores the life of poor people, their relationship with rich people. In literary naturalism the theme of the relation of poor people with rich people is often used by authors.

    Makar Devushkin and Varvara Dobroselova develop a deep friendship, but it is odd. That friendship remains strong until Dobroselova loses her interest in literature.

    Quick Guide: Poor Folk
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    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: History and Background
    Chapter Three: Characters
    Chapter Four: Style and Themes
    Chapter Five: Plot Summary
    Chapter Six: More about 'Poor Folk'
    Chapter Seven: Thoughts on “Poor Folk”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateMay 11, 2014
    ISBN9781310215223
    Quick Guide: Poor Folk
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      Chapter One: Introduction

      Poor Folk by Great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky was first published in its complete English translation in 1894. Before that the book had been printed in magazine in Russia in its original written form.

      It is said that Dostoyevsky wrote the book over the span of nine months between 1844 and 1845. Sometimes it is also translated as Poor People.

      Dostoyevsky was habitual to living in luxurious lifestyle. He had also developed gambling addiction. Owing to all that he fell into financial difficulties. In the meantime he wrote translations of some foreign novels, but they brought him little success. Eventually, he decided to write a novel of his own to raise his income. As a result he started writing Poor Folk.

      Dostoyevsky was greatly inspired by the works of other famous writers such as Pushkin, Gogol, and Karamzin. The English and French writers inspired him too.

      The novel Poor Folks is written in the form of letters. These letters are exchanged between two major characters Makar Devushkin

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