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'A truly great translation . . . This English version really is better' - A. N. Wilson, The Spectator TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before. Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders alone through the slums of St. Petersburg, deliriously imagining himself above society's laws. But when he commits a random murder, only suffering ensues. Embarking on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow and made his name in 1846 with the novella Poor Folk . He spent several years in prison in Siberia as a result of his political activities, an experience which formed the basis of The House of the Dead . In later life, he fell in love with a much younger woman and developed a ruinous passion for roulette. His sub

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Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky & Oliver Ready

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141956961

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.6 / 5 (976 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14