Crime and Punishment [electronic resource]
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-18812007
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One of the greatest works of fiction ever written, Crime and Punishment is at once an intense psychological study, a terrifying murder mystery, and a fascinating detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary. Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately "benefit humanity." After killing the old woman, haunted by guilt and terror, the young man must decide whether to assuage his conscience by confessing or attempt to get away with the perfect crime. Crime and Punishment takes the listener 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 who cannot escape his own conscience.
Main title:
Crime and Punishment [electronic resource] / Fyodor Dostoevsky
Author:
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Blackstone Publishing, 2007
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 3-4
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian novelist, journalist, and short-story writer whose psychological penetration into the darkest recesses of the human heart had a profound and universal influence on the twentieth-century novel. He was born in Moscow, the son of a surgeon. Leaving the study of engineering for literature, he published Poor Folk in 1846. As a member of revolutionary circles in St. Petersburg, he was condemned to death in 1849. A last-minute reprieve sent him to Siberia for hard labor. Returning to St. Petersburg in 1859, he worked as a journalist and completed his masterpiece, Crime and Punishment, as well as other works, including The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov.
Awards:
Audie Award Nominee (Audio Publishers Association)
ISBN:
9781483089478
Language:
English
BRN:
2835825
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