A desperate young man plans the perfect crime -- the murder of a despicable pawnbroker, an old women no one loves and no one will mourn. Is it not just, he reasons, for a man of genius to commit such a crime, to transgress moral law -- if it will ultimately benefit humanity? So begins one of the greatest novels ever written: a powerful psychological study, a terrifying murder mystery, a fascinating detective thriller infused with philosophical, religious and social commentary. Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in a garret in the gloomy slums of St. Petersburg, carries out his grotesque scheme and plunges into a hell of persecution, madness and terror.Crime And Punishmenttakes the reader on a journey into the darkest recesses of the criminal and depraved mind, and exposes the soul of a man possessed by both good and evil ... a man who cannot escape his own conscience.
Crime and Punishment (Modern Library)
$23.98 - $29.98
- UPC:
- 9780679601005
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 1994-08-30
- Release Date:
- 1994-08-30
- Author:
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky;Constance Black Garnett
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- Reissue