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Crime and Punishment

By Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Crime and Punishment tells the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student, who determines to kill a pawnbroker whom he detests. He executes this plan, and much plot ensues. This novel is the first book that Dostoevsky wrote after his exile in Siberia, and it is widely... Read More
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The first book that Dostoevsky wrote after his exile in Siberia, and widely considered one of the greatest novels of all time, in all of world literature.

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Crime and Punishment tells the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student, who determines to kill a pawnbroker whom he detests. He executes this plan, and much plot ensues.

This novel is the first book that Dostoevsky wrote after his exile in Siberia, and it is widely considered one of the greatest novels of all time, in all of world literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454959656

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 568

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About the Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky (18211881) was a novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists ever, his most acclaimed novels-Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Idiot-have had an immeasurable impact on world literature, Existentialism, and Freudian psychology.

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