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Crime and Punishment: The 1866 Psychological Thriller Classic (Annotated)
Unique Elements Historical context Detailed 19th century analysis About Crime and Punishment “Mere existence had always been too little for him; he had always wanted more.
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About Crime and Punishment: The 1866 Psychological Thriller Classic (Annotated)
Unique Elements Historical context Detailed 19th century analysis About Crime and Punishment “Mere existence had always been too little for him; he had always wanted more. Perhaps it was just because of the strength of his desires that he had thought himself a man to whom more was permissible than to others.” Crime and Punishment by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in 1867, tells the story of poor student Raskolnikov who plots the ideal crime—the murder of a contemptible pawnbroker, an elderly woman whom no one loves or will miss. Isn't it reasonable for a man to commit such a crime, to violate moral law—if the end result benefits humanity? Thus begins one of the greatest novels ever written: a searing psychological study, a chilling murder mystery, and an engrossing detective thriller rolled into one. Dostoevsky’s masterpiece transports the reader into the deepest recesses of the criminal mind, revealing the soul of a man possessed by both good and evil, and who cannot escape his own conscience. A powerful, absorbing literary classic and an unmissable read.
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