Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
Hailed by Washington Post Book World as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition of Crime and Punishment has been updated in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth. • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME
With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of The Brothers Karamazov the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky's astounding pyschological thriller, newly revised for his bicentenniel.
In Crime and Punishment, when Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that is almost unequalled in world literature for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision. Dostoevsky’s drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman’s murder into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel.
With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of The Brothers Karamazov the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky's astounding pyschological thriller, newly revised for his bicentenniel.
In Crime and Punishment, when Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that is almost unequalled in world literature for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision. Dostoevsky’s drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman’s murder into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel.
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Readers say *Crime and Punishment* is a compelling psychological exploration of its troubled protagonist, praised for its emotional depth and philosop...
I listened to this as an audiobook, read by Will Poulter (yes, that Will Poulter). Perhaps that was not the best format, as I feel this is a book that need slow, thoughtful reading, as opposed to being listened to whilst driving/ jogging/ cooking, so my review is heavily caveated by that fact.
Having said that, I enjoyed the story though I found the meandering nature of some characters’ speeches a bit tiresome and difficult to follow. I also feel that a lot happened in this story, and I struggle to see how it all felt relevant to the overarching narrative.
I think I would recommend this book, though perhaps not as an audiobook.
A graduate student who led an undergraduate creative writing class I took labeled this book "a religious experience." I agree.
Are there awards for finishing a Dostoevsky novel? There should be. This was a hard book to read, and I struggled with my rating, but in the end I settled on ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. It’s a novel that leaves you with more questions than answers so I feel like it’s worth the read.
A comprehensive but very well written book. It is written so well that it almost makes you feel as anxious as the protagonist.
I read Crime and Punishment in high school for AP English and dreaded it ... until the actual reading started. I had no idea that it was going to have a lifelong, perhaps even profound, impact on me. At the time, it was the darkest fiction I had ever read, and showed me a different perspective that became a significant influence on me as a person and as an author. First, the way Dostoevsky illustrates the dark in life makes it easier to see the light, not to mention making it easier to appreciate it. Second, it made me realize that, yes, life is hard, but it's OK to write about the hard and its less-savory ramifications, rather than sweeping them under the rug and pretending that life is perfect or creating perfect worlds of escapism. It's almost a nihilistic approach of staring into the darkness in order to fully appreciate the normal, then REALLY appreciate the good. Highly recommended!
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