Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание Prestuplenie i nakazanie) is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky that was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments. It was later published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoevsky's full-length novels after he returned from his exile in Siberia, and the first great novel of his mature period. Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg ex-student who formulates and executes a plan to kill a hated, unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money, thereby solving his financial problems and at the same time, he argues, ridding the world of an evil, worthless parasite. Several times throughout the novel, Raskolnikov justifies his actions by relating himself to Napoleon, believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781604442274 |
| ISBN 10 | 1604442271 |
| Title | Crime and Punishment |
| Author | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indoeuropeanpublishing.com |
| Year published | 2010-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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