Crime and Punishment (Qualitas Classics) - Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Books - Qualitas Publishing - 9781897093672 - March 1, 2011
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Crime and Punishment (Qualitas Classics)

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment (Qualitas Classics)

Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in 1866. It was written after Dostoevsky's return from five years of exile in Siberia, where he was serving his sentence in camps similar to those of the infamous Soviet Gulag. Crime and Punishment deals with the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikove, a poor ex-student from St. Pertersburg who designs and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money. Raskolnikov reasons that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance crime, while ridding the world of a worthless parasite. His actions are a test of his theory that some people are naturally able to and also have the right to murder. Raskolnikov also justifies his actions by mentally associating himself with Napoleon Bonaparte, believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose, only to find out, of course, that he is not Napoleon. This publication of Crime and Punishment is part of the Qualitas Classics Fireside Series, where pure, ageless classics are presented in clean, easy to read reprints. For a complete list of titles, see: http://www.libraryoftheclassics.com


606 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 1, 2011
ISBN13 9781897093672
Publishers Qualitas Publishing
Pages 606
Dimensions 153 × 228 × 38 mm   ·   936 g
Language English  

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