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Poor Folk

6.72

Fair

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Epistolary Novel Russian 19TH Century Poverty Social Realism Letters

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Fyodor Dostoevsky's debut 1846 epistolary novel depicts the tragic lives of impoverished cousins exchanging letters, establishing his early literary reputation in Russia.

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Poor Folk ranks #145 of 230 in the Epistolary Novel ranking, behind Dear Everybody, ahead of The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

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Poor Folk scores 6.72/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Epistolary Novel category.

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