Crime and Punishment
New York : Penguin Books, 2015.
Format: Book
Description: xlii, 560 pages ; 22 cm.
Drawing upon experiences from his own prison days, the author recounts in feverish tones the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student tormented by his own nihilism, and the struggle between good and evil. Believing that he is above the law, and convinced that humanitarian ends justify vile means, he brutally murders an old woman -- a pawnbroker whom he regards as "stupid, ailing, greedy ... good for nothing." Overwhelmed afterwards by feelings of guilt and terror, Raskolnikov confesses to the crime and goes to prison. There he realizes that happiness and redemption can only be achieved through suffering.
Series: Penguin classics deluxe edition.
Subjects:
Raskolnikov (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Crime -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
Nihilism -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Imprisonment -- Fiction.
Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction.
Raskolnikov (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Crime -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
Nihilism -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Imprisonment -- Fiction.
Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780143107637
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Dostoyevsky | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | Out (Due: 5/7/2024) |
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Originally published in 1866.
Includes bibliographical references.
8.7.
Includes bibliographical references.
8.7.