{"product_id":"crime-and-punishment-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-9781803968254","title":"Crime and Punishment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom that moment on, we share his conflicting feelings of self-loathing and pride, of contempt for and need of others, and of terrible despair and hope of redemption. In a remarkable transformation of the detective novel, we follow his agonised efforts to probe and confront both his own motives for, and the consequences of, his crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a tragic novel built out of a series of supremely dramatic scenes that illuminate the eternal conflicts at the heart of human existence. Most especially, it explores our desire for self-expression and self-fulfilment against the constraints of morality and human laws; and our agonised awareness of the world's harsh injustices and of our own mortality, as against the mysteries of divine justice and immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47642823065836,"sku":"9781803968254","price":75.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/54a2eecc28f99ab0e4e7e95cc23f7b12.jpg?v=1779161910","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/crime-and-punishment-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-9781803968254","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}