Crime and Punishment

· Arkenza Books
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710
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Eligible

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Crime and Punishment follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former student in St. Petersburg who convinces himself that an extraordinary person may step outside ordinary morality. After committing a brutal murder, he finds that theory offers no protection against fear, fever, suspicion, and the pressure of conscience. Around him, Dostoyevsky builds a city of cramped rooms, desperate bargains, spiritual hunger, and unexpected compassion. The novel moves between crime story, philosophical argument, and psychological confession, making Raskolnikov's inner struggle as gripping as the outward investigation. Sonia, Porfiry, Marmeladov, and the other figures he encounters force him toward questions he cannot escape: what is guilt, what is redemption, and can suffering lead to moral rebirth?
Crime and Punishment follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former student in St. Petersburg who convinces himself that an extraordinary person may step outside ordinary morality. After committing a brutal murder, he finds that theory offers no protection against fear, fever, suspicion, and ...

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