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Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment
Driven by poverty and an untested philosophy, a young former student commits a crime he believes reason can justify. What follows is not triumph, but an intense psychological unraveling as Rodion Raskolnikov confronts the inescapable weight of his own conscience. Dostoevsky's novel probes the fragile boundary between moral abstraction and lived human responsibility. Constance Garnett's English translation is widely regarded as both accomplished and enduringly popular among readers. This is the English-language hardcover edition of the novel. Fyodor Dostoevsky. Crime and Punishment. Translated by Constance Garnett. First published Russkiy Vestnik, Russia 1866. Constance Garnett's English translation was first published by William Heinemann, London, 1914. Vollständige Neuausgabe (Complete new edition), 1. Auflage (1st edition), Göttingen 2026. LIWI Literatur- und Wissenschaftsverlag.
364 pages, Paperback
Published January 18, 2026
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский
(Russian)
Works, such as the novels Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), of Russian writer Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or Dostoevski combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight.
Very influential writings of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin included Problems of Dostoyevsky's Works (1929),
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky composed short stories, essays, and journals. His literature explores humans in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century and engages with a variety of philosophies and themes. People most acclaimed his Demons(1872) .
Many literary critics rate him among the greatest authors of world literature and consider multiple books written by him to be highly influential masterpieces. They consider his Notes from Underground of the first existentialist literature. He is also well regarded as a philosopher and theologian.
See also:
Russian → Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский
French → Fédor Dostoïevski
French → Fiodor Dostoïevski
Spanish → Fiódor Dostoyevski
Portuguese → Fiódor Dostoiévski
Works, such as the novels Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), of Russian writer Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or Dostoevski combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight.
Very influential writings of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin included Problems of Dostoyevsky's Works (1929),
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky composed short stories, essays, and journals. His literature explores humans in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century and engages with a variety of philosophies and themes. People most acclaimed his Demons(1872) .
Many literary critics rate him among the greatest authors of world literature and consider multiple books written by him to be highly influential masterpieces. They consider his Notes from Underground of the first existentialist literature. He is also well regarded as a philosopher and theologian.
See also:
Russian → Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский
French → Fédor Dostoïevski
French → Fiodor Dostoïevski
Spanish → Fiódor Dostoyevski
Portuguese → Fiódor Dostoiévski
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