Crime and punishment 1866 is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes by his action to set himself outside and above society. Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american readwith the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of the brothers karamazov the penbookofthemonth club prize, pevear and volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of dostoevskys classic novel that presents a clear insight into this astounding psychological thriller. Raskolnikov, a student, decides to kill a worthless person to help his impoverished family, and to prove that he is exempt from moral law. Paperback richard pevear and larissa volokhonskys masterful translation. Fyodor dostoyevsky translated by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky foreworded by. A few words about dostoevsky himself may help the eng lish reader to understand his work.
Crime and punishment planet publish free pdf ebooks. Fyodor dostoevskys crime and punishment blooms modern critical. Fyodor dostoyevsky, richard pevear, larissa volokhonsky, publisher. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. The best known of dostoevskys masterpieces, crime and punishment can bear any amount of. Crime and punishment is a novel by the russian author fyodor dostoyevsky. In both conception and execution, crime and punishment was very much a reactionary work, a probe into what dostoyevsky saw as the pathologies of. He was accused of taking part in conversations against the censorship, of reading a letter from byelinsky to gogol, and of knowing of the intention to set up a printing press. Crime and punishment by dostoyevsky, fyodor, 18211881.
Fyodor dostoevsky translated and annotated by richard pevear and. Reviews of the crime and punishment pevear volokhonsky translation everymans library so far with regards to the publication we now have crime and punishment pevear volokhonsky translation everymans library pdf responses customers never have but left their own article on the action, or you cannot make out the print however. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Crime and punishment 1866 perhaps the greatest of all psychological crime novels. Translated by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky. Download a free audiobook version of crime and punishment and support tededs nonprofit mission. The project gutenberg ebook of crime and punishment, by fyodor dostoevsky this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
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