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Crime et Châtiment
La première adaptation en bande dessinée d'un sommet de la littérature russe
L'humanité se diviserait en deux catégories, il y aurait d'un côté les ordinaires et de l'autre les extraordinaires. À l'exemple de Napoléon, les extraordinaires, tels des surhommes, auraient le droit moral d'outrepasser la loi au nom de l'accomplissement d'une certaine idée du bien. C'est avec cet idéal de justice en tête que Rodion Raskolnikov, étudiant sans le sou de vingt-trois ans, décide de tuer la vieille prêteuse sur gage à qui il vient de vendre ses dernières possessions. Mais son plan ne se déroule pas comme prévu, et il se voit contraint de tuer la sœur de l'usurière, témoin du meurtre. Tourmenté par sa conscience, Raskolnikov sombre dans la paranoïa et la folie : rien ne semble pouvoir justifier son geste.
À la fois scénariste et illustrateur du projet, Bastien Loukia signe une adaptation magistrale de Crime et châtiment, en faisant de Raskolnikov le narrateur-acteur du chef d'œuvre de Dostoïevski, paru en 1866. Ayant su trouver le juste équilibre entre texte et dessin, Loukia met sa voix et son talent au service de la finesse psychologique et sociologique du romancier russe. Ses planches aux couleurs intenses et aux traits habités nous plongent au cœur des ténèbres dostoïevskiennes, celles de la condition humaine.
L'humanité se diviserait en deux catégories, il y aurait d'un côté les ordinaires et de l'autre les extraordinaires. À l'exemple de Napoléon, les extraordinaires, tels des surhommes, auraient le droit moral d'outrepasser la loi au nom de l'accomplissement d'une certaine idée du bien. C'est avec cet idéal de justice en tête que Rodion Raskolnikov, étudiant sans le sou de vingt-trois ans, décide de tuer la vieille prêteuse sur gage à qui il vient de vendre ses dernières possessions. Mais son plan ne se déroule pas comme prévu, et il se voit contraint de tuer la sœur de l'usurière, témoin du meurtre. Tourmenté par sa conscience, Raskolnikov sombre dans la paranoïa et la folie : rien ne semble pouvoir justifier son geste.
À la fois scénariste et illustrateur du projet, Bastien Loukia signe une adaptation magistrale de Crime et châtiment, en faisant de Raskolnikov le narrateur-acteur du chef d'œuvre de Dostoïevski, paru en 1866. Ayant su trouver le juste équilibre entre texte et dessin, Loukia met sa voix et son talent au service de la finesse psychologique et sociologique du romancier russe. Ses planches aux couleurs intenses et aux traits habités nous plongent au cœur des ténèbres dostoïevskiennes, celles de la condition humaine.
160 pages, Paperback
First published September 5, 2019
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August 22, 2021
Wow, what a difficult task to translate "Crime et Châtiment" into paint. And it is done very well in Part I with sepia colors and powerful images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5Yp...
On the cover I recognized "The Student" from Nikolai Yaroshenko:
https://www.wikiart.org/en/mykola-yar...
I want to walk about on the market place in the background and I like the scenery of Saint Petersburg on the cover art. I bought the book because of its cover vibe and atmosphere and sepia theme. And because "Crime et Châtiment" is one of my favorite novels.
Several graphic novels had been waiting on my shelf. This one was sitting there the longest. I literally started reading "Map to the Sun" when the postman had laid the book on my doorstep. (Very vibrant colors, dark but with hope and poetic.) Sloane Leong did illustrate a story written by her. Unknown to me. While "Crime and Punishment" is a story that I know well and love. Therefore I was more afraid that I would not like this graphic novel. But I did like it.
I like that the first 2 and last 2 pages are yellow. As if to compensate that this is a dark novel. There are plenty nods to or inspirations of other painters' art. I recognized the big nod to Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741 - 1825), Der Nachtmahr (The Nighmare), 1790/91, oil on canvas, right away. The names of the painters which Bastien Loukia was inspired of in his panels/scenes are listed on his Notes and References section.
Especially Rodion (Rodja) Raskolnikov and his sister do not look as in my own imagination. Of course not. Everyone has their own imagination. That's the beauty of novels and short stories that you are painting your own pictures in your mind.
Katerina Marmeladova and Lizaveta Iwanovna and Sonia Marmeladova I immediately "recognized". It is helpful that 12 characters are introduced with pictures and short descriptions beforehand. Especially to readers who have not read the novel.
I appreciate that Bastien Loukia travelled to Saint Petersburg, worked with models while drawing and read the novel. He did as much as possible to try to capture its essence. But the original is a novel of 700 pages with complex characters and complex thoughts. In his thank-you note the author thanks those who helped, encouraged him and comforted him. I want to thank him for this graphic novel also.
I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy graphic novels and good art and appreciate references to other painters and intend not to read the novel because of its length. On 157 pages you learn what this novel is about and the conflict that Raskolnikov is having.
I re-read the main scenes written by Dostoevsky after reading this graphic novel and it was like it had been tattooed on my brain when I was aged 15. I remember everything vividly! This speak volumes of how impressed I was by Dostoevsky's novel. It is so profound and deep.
This graphic novel version I would rate 3.5. (This is the first time that I am using decimal numbers for a rating. I am an all or nothing kind of woman.)
I hope that some of my friends (who also know the novel) will check out this graphic novel when it is available in their countries and share their thoughts.
Ebba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5Yp...
On the cover I recognized "The Student" from Nikolai Yaroshenko:
https://www.wikiart.org/en/mykola-yar...
I want to walk about on the market place in the background and I like the scenery of Saint Petersburg on the cover art. I bought the book because of its cover vibe and atmosphere and sepia theme. And because "Crime et Châtiment" is one of my favorite novels.
Several graphic novels had been waiting on my shelf. This one was sitting there the longest. I literally started reading "Map to the Sun" when the postman had laid the book on my doorstep. (Very vibrant colors, dark but with hope and poetic.) Sloane Leong did illustrate a story written by her. Unknown to me. While "Crime and Punishment" is a story that I know well and love. Therefore I was more afraid that I would not like this graphic novel. But I did like it.
I like that the first 2 and last 2 pages are yellow. As if to compensate that this is a dark novel. There are plenty nods to or inspirations of other painters' art. I recognized the big nod to Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741 - 1825), Der Nachtmahr (The Nighmare), 1790/91, oil on canvas, right away. The names of the painters which Bastien Loukia was inspired of in his panels/scenes are listed on his Notes and References section.
Especially Rodion (Rodja) Raskolnikov and his sister do not look as in my own imagination. Of course not. Everyone has their own imagination. That's the beauty of novels and short stories that you are painting your own pictures in your mind.
Katerina Marmeladova and Lizaveta Iwanovna and Sonia Marmeladova I immediately "recognized". It is helpful that 12 characters are introduced with pictures and short descriptions beforehand. Especially to readers who have not read the novel.
I appreciate that Bastien Loukia travelled to Saint Petersburg, worked with models while drawing and read the novel. He did as much as possible to try to capture its essence. But the original is a novel of 700 pages with complex characters and complex thoughts. In his thank-you note the author thanks those who helped, encouraged him and comforted him. I want to thank him for this graphic novel also.
I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy graphic novels and good art and appreciate references to other painters and intend not to read the novel because of its length. On 157 pages you learn what this novel is about and the conflict that Raskolnikov is having.
I re-read the main scenes written by Dostoevsky after reading this graphic novel and it was like it had been tattooed on my brain when I was aged 15. I remember everything vividly! This speak volumes of how impressed I was by Dostoevsky's novel. It is so profound and deep.
This graphic novel version I would rate 3.5. (This is the first time that I am using decimal numbers for a rating. I am an all or nothing kind of woman.)
I hope that some of my friends (who also know the novel) will check out this graphic novel when it is available in their countries and share their thoughts.
Ebba
January 1, 2021
Powerful illustrations. Since I am not familiar with the content of the original book (800 pages), I can't say how well it was adapted as a graphic novel, I got the feeling the story as well as the characters were drastically simplified...
April 13, 2026
Confuso, como de resto a obra original também o é.
April 15, 2024
“Ne gerek vardı ki”gillerden. Ben bu uyarlama tuzağına düşmezdim ya, Epsilon’un Ot kredisinden gaza geldim. Elim de boştu sanırım. Aslında bir takım sanatsal şeyleri de var ya… uzatmayalım. Bence bütçenizi başka bir şeylere harcayın.
April 7, 2026
Bonne adaptation du roman, les illustrations sont novatrices et sympa
July 14, 2024
Leider ist die graphic novel für dieses reichhaltige und an Figuren (alle sehr ähnlich) wimmelnde Werk nicht das geeignete Format. Ich habe irgendwann die Übersicht verloren, was schade ist, denn das Werk ist mutmaßlich völlig zu Recht Weltliteratur.
June 18, 2023
Une bande-dessinée bien faite
December 20, 2025
Longe de conseguir abarcar o drama e tormento psicológico do original, com apenas 160 paginas e trabalho visual bem conseguido o autor faz o melhor trabalho possível
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