A desperate young man plans the perfect crime—the murder of a despicable pawnbroker, an old women no one loves and no one will mourn. Is it not just, he reasons, for a man of genius to commit such a crime, to transgress moral law—if it will ultimately benefit humanity? So begins one of the greatest novels ever written: a powerful psychological study, a terrifying murder mystery, a fascinating detective thriller infused with philosophical, religious and social commentary. Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in a garret in the gloomy slums of St. Petersburg, carries out his grotesque scheme and plunges into a hell of persecution, madness and terror. Crime and Punishment takes the reader on a journey into the darkest recesses of the criminal and depraved mind, and exposes the soul of a man possessed by both good and evil . . . a man who cannot escape his own conscience.
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Release date
January 7, 1999 -
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- ISBN: 9780679640035
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- ISBN: 9780679640035
- File size: 2202 KB
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- English
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- Lexile® Measure: 790
- Text Difficulty: 3-4
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- Kindle Book
- OverDrive Read
- EPUB ebook
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Languages
- English
Levels
- Lexile® Measure:790
- Text Difficulty:3-4
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