Crime and Punishment

Written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano and The Icon Players

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.

Produced by Macc Kay

Production executive Avalon Giuliano

ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano

©2021 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2021 Eden Garret Giuliano

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Jun 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781662198885

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. Between 1838 and 1843 he studied at the St Petersburg Engineering Academy. His first work of fiction was the epistolary novel Poor Folk (1846), which met with a generally favourable response. However, his immediately subsequent works were less enthusiastically received. In 1849 Dostoevsky was arrested as a member of the socialist Petrashevsky circle, and subjected to a mock execution. He suffered four years in a Siberian penal settlement and then another four years of enforced military service. He returned to writing in the late 1850s and travelled abroad in the 1860s. It was during the last twenty years of his life that he wrote the iconic works, such as Notes from the Underground (1864), Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), which were to form the basis of his formidable reputation. He died in 1881.

Reviews for Crime and Punishment

[julieta0691 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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.

[david edinaf · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not a bad book, a bit drawn out at times though.

[Parker Hudson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Captivating. The Russian names may be a challenge for English speaking readers to remember. Spark notes came in handy.

[Kelly · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Bueller? Bueller? Ben Stein would have been a less monotonous narrator.