Crime and Punishment is the book that first brought Fyodor Dostoyevsky to international attention. Serialized and then published in 1866, the book was a huge success and the proceeds managed to pull Dostoyevsky out of financial distress and establish him as a leading Russian author.
This dark novel swirls about the life of its main character, Rodion Raskolnikov, who becomes convinced that it would be morally justifiable to rob and murder an unscrupulous old pawnbroker and use her money to transform himself into a generous and virtuous benefactor. After he commits his crime, violently killing the pawnbroker with an axe, Raskolnikov finds himself tortured with guilt, utterly paranoid and filled with self-loathing.
A powerful and intense piece of writing, Crime and Punishment has long been hailed as one of the greatest novels ever written and we are proud to present the manuscript in its original and unabridged format, as translated by Constance Garnett.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, essayist, short story writer and journalist. He is considered by literary critics to be not simply the greatest writer in Russian history, but one of the greatest writers of all time. He has been cited by many authors – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Anton Chekhov, Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre among them – as having profoundly influenced their own works. Fyodor was introduced to literature at an early age and was drawn to writing, but he was forced to enter a military academy after the death of his mother. A poor cadet, Fyodor whipped himself into shape after the death of his father and graduated with a strong academic record. His epilepsy was also diagnosed about this time. Upon graduation, Fyodor continued his military career by becoming a lieutenant engineer, but almost immediately began writing as well, completing his first book, 'Poor Folk, ’ in 1845. The success of the book encouraged him to continue writing, but as he became involved in politics, he began to into serious trouble with the authorities. Fyodor was imprisoned (and almost executed) for belonging to a progressive literary group that the Tsarist government thought traitorous. He served four years in a labor camp before being released in 1854. Fyodor had a serious gambling addiction and was always in financial straits of one kind or another. He serialized and published 'Crime and Punishment’ in 1866 and married his second wife, Anna Snikina, shortly afterwards. After an extended, four-year honeymoon, they returned to Russia. By this time, he had completed and published 'The Idiot’ and had established himself as a leading Russian author. He and Anna published 'Demons’ in 1873 for the newly founded 'Dostoyevsky Publishing Company, ’ and the family finally enjoyed financial stability. As his fame increased, Fyodor’s health deteriorated. His epileptic seizures increased but he still continued working, producing what many consider his finest work just prior to his death, publishing 'The Brothers Karamazov’ in 1880. The following year, Fyodor suffered a series of pulmonary hemorrhages and died at home surrounded by his family.
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