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Russian novelist and dramatist
- Lived
- 1821–1881
- Country
- Russia
- Books
- 1
Aleksey Pisemsky published 1 novel, beginning with One Thousand Souls (1858).
Updated September 2026
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One Thousand Souls
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One Thousand Souls (1858)
About Aleksey Pisemsky
Aleksey Feofilaktovich Pisemsky was a Russian novelist and dramatist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the late 1850s, but whose reputation suffered a spectacular decline after his fall-out with Sovremennik magazine in the early 1860s. A realistic playwright, along with Aleksandr Ostrovsky he was responsible for the first dramatization of ordinary people in the history of Russian theatre. "Pisemsky's great narrative gift and exceptionally strong grip on reality make him one of the best Russian novelists" according to D.S. Mirsky.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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- How many books has Aleksey Pisemsky written?
- Aleksey Pisemsky published 1 novel that we list, as of September 2026.
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- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with One Thousand Souls.
- What is Aleksey Pisemsky's last book?
- One Thousand Souls (1858).
- What is Aleksey Pisemsky's most famous book?
- One Thousand Souls (1858) is Aleksey Pisemsky's most widely read book.
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