Literary Fiction
Poor Folk is Fyodor Dostoevsky's debut epistolary novel, chronicling the poignant letters between an impoverished elderly clerk and his young distant relative in 19th-century St. Petersburg.
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Poor Folk is Fyodor Dostoevsky's debut epistolary novel, chronicling the poignant letters between an impoverished elderly clerk and his young distant relative in 19th-century St. Petersburg.
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Arme Leute ist der erste Roman des russischen Schriftstellers Fjodor Dostojewski. Der Briefroman wurde zwischen 1844 und 1845 geschrieben und begründete Dostojewskis Ruhm. Er erreichte eine ungewöhnlich breite Leserschaft und wurde auch von einflussreichen zeitgenössischen Kritikern wie Wissarion Grigorjewitsch Belinski teilweise euphorisch aufgenommen. Er wurde 1846 erstmals in der Zeitschrift Peterburgski Sbornik veröffentlicht.Der Roman schildert die Liebe des Kopisten Makar Dewuschkin zu der...
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Sexual content
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Central unrequited love story; romantic feelings expressed in letters, no explicit content.
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted.
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present.
Political content
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Themes of poverty and social inequality in 19th-century Russia.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of poverty, emotional distress, and societal oppression.
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