| Crime and Punishment by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Fiction, Classics Contributor(s): Dostoevsky, Fyodor M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592244297 ISBN-13: 9781592244294 Publisher: Wildside Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2003 Annotation: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is an unparalleled psychological study of the criminal mind, conscience, guilt, and redemption, coupled with an examination of spiritual purity and devotion. The tension-filled story of Raskolnikov -- a student who plans and executes the murder of an old moneylender -- of Sonia, the pitiful young woman from the streets who cares for him, and the inevitable events that follow is considered Dostoevsky's masterpiece. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6" W x 9" (1.59 lbs) 496 pages |
| 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 by Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoevsky is an unparalleled psychological study of the criminal mind, conscience, guilt and redemption, coupled with an examination of spiritual purity and devotion. The tension-filled story of Raskolnikov -- a student who plans and executes the murder of an old moneylender -- of Sonia, the pitiful young woman from the streets who cares for him, and the inevitable events that follow is considered Dostoevsky's masterpiece. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dostoevsky, Fyodor M.: - "Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He began writing in his 20s and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. Dostoevsky's major works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His oeuvre consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short novels and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature." |