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A pawnbroker mourns the loss of his wife, a quiet, gentle young girl
Why has she killed herself? Could he have prevented it? These are the questions the pawnbroker asks himself as he pieces together past
events and minor incidents, changes of mood, and passing glances, in his search for an answer that will relieve his torment.Originally
written in 1876, it is a first-person stream-of-consciousness narrative
It chronicles the relationship between a pawnbroker and a girl who frequents his shop
The story was inspired by a news report that Dostoyevsky read in the paper about the suicide of a seamstress
novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist
Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly
influential masterpieces.Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual
