Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classic Russians Series)

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Beschreibung:

In Dostoevsky's great Russian classic, a murder sparks a battle for one man's soul.
Consumed by the idea of his own special destiny, and immured in poverty and deprivation, Raskolnikov is drawn to commit a terrible crime.
In the aftermath, he is dogged by madness, guilt and a calculating detective. What begins as an act of self-justification becomes a feverish struggle with conscience, suspicion and fear. The only hope for redemption, if Raskolnikov can recognise it, lies in the virtuous and faithful Sonya.
Crime and Punishment is a classic Russian novel about guilt, poverty, morality and the divided self. Dostoevsky turns a story of murder into a profound psychological and philosophical drama, following one man through torment, pride and the possibility of grace. It remains essential reading for anyone interested in Russian classics and moral conflict.
TRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY
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Über die Urheberinnen:

Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November 1821. He had six siblings and his mother died in 1837 and his father in 1839. He graduated from the St Petersburg Academy of Military Engineering in 1846 but decided to change careers and become a writer. His first book, Poor Folk, did very well but on 23rd April 1849 he was arrested for subversion and sentenced to death. After a mock-execution his sentence was commuted to hard labour in Siberia where he developed epilepsy.
He was released in 1854. His 1860 book, The House of the Dead was based on these experiences. In 1857 he married Maria Dmitrievna Isaeva. After his release he adopted more conservative and traditional values and rejected his previous socialist position. In the following years he spent a lot of time abroad, struggled with an addiction to gambling and fell deeply in debt. His wife died in 1864 and he married Anna Grigoryeva Snitkina. In the following years he published his most enduring and successful books, includingCrime and Punishment (1865). He died on 9th February 1881.

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Produktdetails:

• Autor:in: Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Übersetzer:in: Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.01.2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• Seitenumfang: 532 Seiten
• ISBN: 9781784871970