"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a book set in 19th-century St. Petersburg that explores the troubled mind of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student, as he wrestles with right and wrong, remorse, and the meaning of crime. The story follows Raskolnikov's intense inner conflict and justifications, using them as a starting point to investigate bigger ideas about life and the results of choices. Readers meet Raskolnikov as he leaves his small room one hot July evening, driven by worry and fear, and his understanding of what he owes his landlady makes him feel alone and hopeless. Wandering the city's dirty streets, he thinks about his own weakness and considers doing something terrible, and this beginning shows Raskolnikov's growing mental stress, presenting him as both a thinker and a suffering person, until, finally, his visit to an old pawnbroker indicates the extreme actions he's contemplating.
Crime and Punishment
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A destitute student's twisted logic leads him down a criminal path, forcing him to confront the heavy burden of his conscience.
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About the AuthorFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature.
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