Bednye liudi [Poor Folk]

Poor People (1845) is F. M. Dostoevsky's debut novel, which made the writer famous in literary circles even before publication. Among the very first readers was D. V. Grigorovich, who read the manuscript to N. A. Nekrasov: 'On the last page, when old Devushkin says goodbye to Varenka, I could no longer control myself and began to sob; I glanced furtively at Nekrasov: tears were also running down his face. ' Having finished reading, in the morning they came to Dostoevsky to report on the strong impression made by the novel. Nekrasov handed the manuscript to Belinsky with the words: 'The new Gogol has appeared!' Many years later, Dostoevsky recalled Belinsky's words: 'The truth is open to you and announced as an artist, you got it as a gift, appreciate your gift and remain faithful and you will be a great writer! ..' In January 1846, the novel 'Poor People' was published in Nekrasov's anthology 'Petersburg Collection': this is how the readers first got acquainted with the work of Dostoev