Crime and Punishment is more than a tale of crime—it is a descent into the labyrinth of the human soul. At its core stands Rodion Raskolnikov, a brilliant yet impoverished student of St. Petersburg, whose audacious theory convinces him that extraordinary men are entitled to step beyond moral law. With a trembling axe, he murders a greedy pawnbroker and her innocent sister, believing he has liberated himself from petty conscience. Instead, he awakens a relentless storm of guilt, paranoia, and spiritual torment. Haunted by his own intellect and pursued by an astute investigator, Raskolnikov finds his carefully constructed world collapsing into unbearable chaos. Only through unexpected bonds—with Sonya, a fragile yet luminous outcast—does he glimpse redemption. Dostoevsky transforms a grim crime into a profound meditation on morality, justice, and the redemptive power of suffering. Few novels explore the cost of conscience with such unflinching depth.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY (DELUXE LEATHER BOUND HARDBACK EDITION)
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY (DELUXE LEATHER BOUND HARDBACK EDITION)
By: Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky1499.00
- ISBN: 978-9361567131
- Pages: 556 pages
- Published: 01 September, 2025
- Format: Hardback
- Imprint: Rupa
- Language: English
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky’s life was as dramatic as his novels. Born in Moscow in 1821, he was captivated by stories from childhood, nurtured by fairy tales, legends, and the great voices of European Romanticism. His literary debut, Poor Folk (1846), instantly won him acclaim, but soon his path veered into darkness. Arrested for involvement in a radical intellectual circle, he stood before a firing squad—only to be spared at the last instant and condemned instead to years of brutal exile in Siberia. From this crucible of suffering emerged a writer obsessed with the fragile boundaries between sin and salvation. Despite gambling debts, ill health, and restless travels, he produced some of the most enduring works of world literature—Notes from Underground, The Idiot, Demons, The Brothers Karamazov, and above all, Crime and Punishment. Dostoevsky remains unmatched in his ability to dissect the human soul, exposing its terror, brilliance, and capacity for grace.
