How Long to Read Poor Folk

How Long Does it Take to Read Poor Folk?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Poor Folk (Russian: Bednye lyudi), sometimes translated as Poor People, [note] is the first novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, written over the span of nine months between 1844 and 1845. Dostoyevsky was in financial difficulty because of his extravagant living and his developing gambling addiction; although he had produced some translations of foreign novels, they had little success, and he decided to write a novel of his own to try to raise funds. Inspired by the works of Gogol, Pushkin, and Karamzin, as well as English and French authors, Poor Folk is written in the form of letters between the two main characters, Makar Devushkin and Varvara Dobroselova, who are poor second cousins. The novel showcases the life of poor people, their relationship with rich people, and poverty in general, all common themes of literary naturalism. A deep but odd friendship develops between them until Dobroselova loses her interest in literature, and later in communicating with Devushkin after a rich widower Mr. Bykov proposes to her. Devushkin, a prototype of the clerk found in many works of naturalistic literature at that time, retains his sentimental characteristics; Dobroselova abandons art, while Devushkin cannot live without literature.

How long is Poor Folk?

Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poor Folk Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Poor Folk aloud.

What Reading Level is Poor Folk?

Poor Folk is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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