Crime and punishment : a novel in six parts with epilogue

From [wikipedia][1]: Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступлéние и наказáние, tr. Prestupleniye i nakazaniye; IPA: [prjɪstʊˈpljenjə ɪ nəkɐˈzanjə]) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866.[1] It was later published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his return from ten years of exile in Siberia. Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of his "mature" period of writing.[2] Crime and Punishment 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. Raskolnikov argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime, while ridding the world of a worthless vermin. He also commits this murder to test his own hypothesis that some people are naturally capable of such things, and even have the right to do them. Several times throughout the novel, Raskolnikov justifies his actions by comparing himself with Napoleon Bonaparte, believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose. ---------- See also: - [Преступлéние и наказáние: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL7998899W/Prestuplenie_i_nakazanie._1_2) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment Translated By Richard Pevear And Larissa Volokhonsky Consumed By The Idea Of His Own Special Destiny, Immured In Poverty And Deprivation, Rashkolnikov Is Drawn To Commit A Terrible Crime. In The Aftermath, Rashkolnikov Is Dogged By Madness, Guilt And A Calculating Detective, And A Feverish Cat-and-mouse Game Unfolds. The Only Hope For Redemption, If Rashkolnikov Can But Recognise It, Lies In The Virtuous And Faithful Sonya. The Vintage Classic Russians Series: Published For The 100th Anniversary Of The 1917 Russian Revolution, These Are Must-have, Beautifully Designed Editions Of Six Epic Masterpieces That Have Survived Controversy, Censorship And Suppression To Influence Decades Of Thought And Artistic Expression. TRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR & LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY 'The old woman was merely a sickness . . .it wasn't a human being I killed, it was a principle!' A troubled young man commits the perfect crime - the murder of a vile pawnbroker whom no one will miss. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. So begins one of the greatest novels ever written, a journey into the criminal mind, a police thriller, and a philosophical meditation on morality and redemption. This classic begun as a novel concerned with the psychology of a crime and the process of guilt, surpasses itself to take on the tragic force of myth. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind