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Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.
This vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky’s great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a new chronology of Dostoyevsky’s life and work.
Editions of Crime and Punishment
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780241347683
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670836406
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780713999495
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780460005012
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780460015011
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140440232
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140445282
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140449136
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101487556
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780453009157
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781429589390
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101929278
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101193617
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780143058144
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Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.
This vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky’s great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a new chronology of Dostoyevsky’s life and work.
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Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.
This vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky’s great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a new chronology of Dostoyevsky’s life and work.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Crime and Punishment?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Crime and Punishment?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Crime and Punishment?
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Crime and Punishment is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780241347683) and hardcover(ISBN 9780670836406) and hardcover(ISBN 9780713999495) and hardcover(ISBN 9780460005012) and hardcover(ISBN 9780460015011) and paperback(ISBN 9780140440232) and paperback(ISBN 9780140445282) and paperback(ISBN 9780140449136) and ebook(ISBN 9781101487556) and audiobook(ISBN 9780453009157) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781429589390) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101929278) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101193617) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143058144)
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