Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment (Barron's Book Notes)

One of the greatest novels ever written. We live for a while inside the consciousness of Raskolnikov, who, wrestling with conflicting feelings of self loathing and pride, commits a brutal double murder. We follow his agonized efforts to confront his own motives for and consquences of his crime. This novel illuminates the eternal conflicts that are at the heart of human existence, and brings to...more

One of the greatest novels ever written. We live for a while inside the consciousness of Raskolnikov, who, wrestling with conflicting feelings of self loathing and pride, commits a brutal double murder. We follow his agonized efforts to confront his own motives for and consquences of his crime. This novel illuminates the eternal conflicts that are at the heart of human existence, and brings to our awareness the harsh injustices of the world and our own mortality.   hide