Overview
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.
This vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky's great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a new chronology of Dostoyevsky's life and work.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780140449136
- ISBN-10: 0140449132
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- Publish Date: December 2002
- Dimensions: 7.98 x 6.02 x 1.24 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.08 pounds
- Page Count: 720
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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