Dori
11-16-2007, 10:09 PM
Poor Folk (or, perhaps, Poor People, depending on the translation), an epistolary novel written by the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky, depicts the stark poverty of two impoverished souls as they relate to each other their joys, sorrows, and, at last, their love. It is no wonder that such a depiction of the poverty of 19th century Russia brought Dostoevsky immediate fame in the eyes of the Russian populace.
Forgive me for being just a little personal, but this novel left me almost in tears (a difficult feat for any author to inspire such feelings in a male, I believe). Not even Victor Hugo, which has been (until now, of course) my favorite author, could exemplify poverty as Dostoevsky did. And to think this was Dostoevsky's first novel! I cannot fathom what would inspire a former engineering student (for that was what Dostoevsky's father willed him to do) to write such an exquisite novel.
My rating: 9.0/10
Forgive me for being just a little personal, but this novel left me almost in tears (a difficult feat for any author to inspire such feelings in a male, I believe). Not even Victor Hugo, which has been (until now, of course) my favorite author, could exemplify poverty as Dostoevsky did. And to think this was Dostoevsky's first novel! I cannot fathom what would inspire a former engineering student (for that was what Dostoevsky's father willed him to do) to write such an exquisite novel.
My rating: 9.0/10