Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Published: 20th May '93
£8.99
.it wasn’t a human being I killed, it was a principle!’A troubled young man commits the perfect crime – the murder of a vile pawnbroker whom no one will miss.
Description
Discover Dostoevsky’s masterpiece. ‘The old woman was merely a sickness . . .it wasn’t a human being I killed, it was a principle!’A troubled young man commits the perfect crime – the murder of a vile pawnbroker whom no one will miss. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. So begins one of the greatest novels ever written, a journey into the criminal mind, a police thriller, and a philosophical meditation on morality and redemption. TRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR & LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY
Additional information
Weight | 0.405 kg |
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Dimensions | 37 × 129 × 198 mm |
Page Count | 592 |