Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

One of the supreme masterpieces of world literature, Crime and Punishment catapulted Dostoyevsky to the forefront of Russian writers and into the ranks of the world's greatest novelists. Drawing upon experiences from his own prison days, the author recounts in feverish, compelling tones the story of an impoverished student Raskolnikov tormented by his own nihilism, and the struggle between good and evil. Believing that he is above the law, and convinced that humanitarian ends justify vile means, he brutally murders an old woman - a pawnbroker whom he regards as stupid, ailing, greedy.good for nothing. Overwhelmed afterwards by feelings of guilt and terror, he confesses to the crime and goes to prison. There he realizes that happiness and redemption can only be achieved through suffering. Infused with forceful religious, social, and philosophical elements, the novel was an immediate success. This is an extraordinary and unforgettable work of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian author and journalist. He spent four years in prison, endured forced military service and was nearly executed for the crime of reading works forbidden by the government. He battled a gambling addiction that once left him a beggar, and he suffered ill health, including epileptic seizures. Despite these challenges, Dostoevsky wrote fiction possessed of groundbreaking, even daring, social and psychological insight and power. Novels like Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov, have won the author acclaim from figures ranging from Franz Kafka to Ernest Hemingway, Friedrich Nietzsche to Virginia Woolf.

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ISBN 13	9781513220826
ISBN 10	1513220829
Titel	Crime and Punishment
Autor	Fyodor Dostoevsky
Serie	Mint Editions
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Graphic Arts Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2021-01-07
Seitenanzahl	506
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