Crime and Punishment
| AUTHOR | Young, Sarah J.; Dostoevsky, Fyodor; Pasternak Slater, Nicolas et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press (11/12/2017) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
"One death, in exchange for thousands of lives - it's simple arithmetic!" A new translation of Dostoevsky's epic masterpiece, Crime and Punishment (1866). The impoverished student Raskolnikov decides to free himself from debt by killing an old moneylender, an act he sees as elevating himself above conventional morality. Like Napoleon he will assert his will and his crime will be justified by its elimination of "vermin" for the sake of the greater good. But Raskolnikov is torn apart by fear, guilt, and a growing conscience under the influence of his love for Sonya. Meanwhile the police detective Porfiry is on his trail. It is a powerfully psychological novel, in which the St Petersburg setting, Dostoevsky's own circumstances, and contemporary social problems all play their part.
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ISBN-13:
9780198709701
ISBN-10:
0198709706
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
544
Carton Quantity:
10
Product Dimensions:
5.60 x 1.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight:
1.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Maps
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Literary Collections | Russian & Soviet
Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Literary Collections | Russian & Soviet
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
8.7
Point Value:
40
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
891.733
Library of Congress Control Number:
2017935255
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"One death, in exchange for thousands of lives - it's simple arithmetic!" A new translation of Dostoevsky's epic masterpiece, Crime and Punishment (1866). The impoverished student Raskolnikov decides to free himself from debt by killing an old moneylender, an act he sees as elevating himself above conventional morality. Like Napoleon he will assert his will and his crime will be justified by its elimination of "vermin" for the sake of the greater good. But Raskolnikov is torn apart by fear, guilt, and a growing conscience under the influence of his love for Sonya. Meanwhile the police detective Porfiry is on his trail. It is a powerfully psychological novel, in which the St Petersburg setting, Dostoevsky's own circumstances, and contemporary social problems all play their part.
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