Crime and punishment

About the book

A thrilling study of guilt and power, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" is translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff. Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse w...Show more

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Forbrytelse og straff

Hardcover · 1993

Forbrytelse og straff

Paperback · 2014