Crime and Punishment (1957)

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Crime and Punishment (1957)
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Literature

Crime and Punishment (1957)

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Edition year 1957
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Ru van Rossem
Translator Constance Garnett
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 456
Dimensions 22.7 × 15 cm

Edition details

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Translated by Constance Garnett. 12 leaves of lithographs by Ru van Rossem. Bound in red linen with an illustrative design in black by van Rossem. Red dust-jacket printed in black, repeating the design of the binding. 22.7x15cm. 456pp.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former student living in St Petersburg who convinces himself that an extraordinary person may be morally justified in committing a crime for a greater purpose. Acting on this theory, he murders an elderly pawnbroker, but the psychological consequences quickly overwhelm him. As suspicion closes around him, Raskolnikov struggles with guilt, pride, fear and his increasingly desperate attempts to justify his actions. His relationship with the compassionate Sonia becomes central to his moral transformation. The novel is a profound exploration of conscience, punishment, redemption and the limits of intellectual theories when confronted with human suffering.

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