Poor Folk

\" Poor Folk" is Dostoevsky' s first novel, exploring in the form of letters the unhappy and arduous strains of poverty. However, the novel is so much more. The author' s major prowess lies in the depiction of the human condition, a characteristic feature of Russian realism. The emotional struggles and the gruesome chasm that separates the two souls in love, never destined to be together, paints a devastating picture of the harshness of life. Definitely a must for any fan not only of Dostoevsky, but of Russian literature on the whole