Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published in 1866. It follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former law student in Saint Petersburg who plans to murder an unscrupulous pawnbroker. He convinces himself that certain crimes are justifiable if committed by "extraordinary" men pursuing higher goals. Once the deed is done, however, he is consumed by confusion, paranoia, and guilt as his theoretical justifications crumble and he faces the internal and external consequences of his actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
Translator Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946
Uniform Title Prestuplenie i nakazanie. English
Title Crime and Punishment
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment
Credits John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Psychological fiction
Subject Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction
Subject Murder -- Fiction
Subject Crime -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 2554
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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