{"product_id":"crime-and-punishment-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-9780198709701","title":"Crime and Punishment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne death, in exchange for thousands of lives - it's simple arithmetic!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA new translation of Dostoevsky's epic masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a powerfully psychological novel, in which the St Petersburg setting, Dostoevsky's own circumstances, and contemporary social problems all play their part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647910297836,"sku":"9780198709701","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780198709701-crime-and-punishment.jpg?v=1779243871","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/crime-and-punishment-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-9780198709701","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}