Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Overview

Crime and Punishment is set in St Petersburg and paints a vivid picture 18th century Russia before the revolution brought with it the winds of change. The book portrays the rampant poverty and unending pain and suffering of the proletariat. It is in such ghastly circumstances that the character of Raskolnikov is born.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788129129475
Publisher:	Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd
Publication date:	08/12/2013
Pages:	478
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.96(d)

About the Author

Few authors have been as personally familiar with desperation as Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), and none have been so adept at describing it. His harrowing experiences in Russian prisons, combined with a profound religious philosophy, formed the basis for his greatest books: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed, and The Brothers Karamazov. When Dostoevsky died in 1881, he left a legacy of masterful novels that immortalized him as a giant of Russian literature.