Crime and Punishment
By Fyodor DostoevskyPublisher Description
Crime and Punishment tells the story of Rodion Raskolnikov, an ex-student who plans to murder a pawnbroker to test his theory of personality. Having accomplished the deed, Raskolnikov struggles with mental anguish while trying to both avoid the consequences and hide his guilt from his friends and family.
Dostoevsky’s original idea for the novel centered on the Marmeladov family and the impact of alcoholism in Russia, but inspired by a double murder in France he decided to rework it around the new character of Raskolnikov. The novel was first serialized in The Russian Messenger over the course of 1866, where it was an instant success. It was published in a single volume in 1867. Presented here is Constance Garnett’s 1914 translation.
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“Crime and Punishment is a brilliant novel that explores many of the various layers and facets of both human thought and behavior. Ródya was truly unlike any character I’ve ever read about before. The chaos of his psyche pulled me along with every chapter and how he related (and was related to) by the rest of the characters was beyond intriguing. I quite liked Dounia and Razumikhin, they brought a depth and warmth to the entire plot. Though the last chapter in the book’s epilogue was a bit jarring for me and I wasn’t quite sure what to think of it. I would highly recommend Crime and Punishment though, Fyodor Dostoevsky was a brilliant writer. This was also my first buddy-read through fable as well, which was a wonderful and insightful experience too!”Arnav
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“A Literary Masterpiece!
Fyodor Dostoevsky's understanding and portrayal of deepest recesses of the human psyche lends this book an intricacy that rivals the maestros of classic novels. For me, this is not a book of fiction. It's an experience of deepest, darkest haunts of the human psychology that is buried within our being. It's a book one must read at some point in life. The book has prompted me to venture further into russian literature and develop a better understanding of Russian society.”Basaam Anwar
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About Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (UK: Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, tr. Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, 11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881), sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Dostoevsky's body of works consists of 12 novels, four novellas, 16 short stories, and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as multiple of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature; this has resulted in Dostoevsky being looked upon as both a philosopher and theologian as well.
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