Crime and Punishment (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781483706443)

Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of Dostoyevsky "mature" period of writing. It focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Over time he justifies his actions by believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose. Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer and philosopher whose literary works explore human psychology in the context of the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia.

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
ISBN-10: 1483706443
ISBN-13: 9781483706443
Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.67d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.7
Point Value: 40
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 703 / Crime and Punishment (Unabridged)