| Crime and Punishment Contributor(s): Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1483706443 ISBN-13: 9781483706443 Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.22 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 703 Reading Level: 8.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 40.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of Dostoyevsky "mature" period of writing. It focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Over time he justifies his actions by believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose. Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer and philosopher whose literary works explore human psychology in the context of the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia. |