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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
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Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment is the second of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his return from 5 years of exile in Siberia, and is considered the first great novel of his "mature" period of writing. The novel focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov, in an attempt to defend his actions, argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime while ridding the world of a vermin, and to test a theory of his that some people are naturally superior and have the right to commit crimes if it is in pursuit of a higher purpose.

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Production executive Avalon Giuliano

ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano

©2021 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2021 Eden Garret Giuliano
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 17, 2021
ISBN9781662198885
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He died in 1881 having written some of the most celebrated works in the history of literature, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Absolutely amazing book. Fyodor Dostoevsky managed to describe literally the human reaction, psychological and emotional struggle with intense and beautiful literature.

    Maybe it was his experience in prison during his lifetime where he managed to make a good observation of the inmates; but his description of the human nature is just amazing.

    The pride, the shame, the guilt, the good and bad will, the emotional roller coaster during this old time classic book is why made him so famous.

    Absolutely loved it, hard to put it down at the same time, every chapter and reaction is something to digest and reflect on oneself.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Not a bad book, a bit drawn out at times though.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Captivating. The Russian names may be a challenge for English speaking readers to remember. Spark notes came in handy.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Bueller? Bueller? Ben Stein would have been a less monotonous narrator.