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Crime and punishment is a novel by the russian author fyodor dostoevsky. An early appearance of crime and punishment in the english language, first issued in the uk before the slightly more common american edition of crowell. Crime and punishment word cloud fiction canterbury. Crime and punishment in america the new york times. It is the second of dostoyevskys fulllength novels following his return from ten years of exile in siberia. Crime and punishment a desperate young man plans the perfect crime the murder of a despicable pawnbroker, an old women no one loves and no one will.
Fyodor dostoevskys classic, crime and punishment, tells the story of raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, who wanders through the slums of st petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. The first part of crime and punishment published in the january and february issues of the russian messenger met with public success. Crime and punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. Shipping may be from our sydney, nsw warehouse or from our uk or us warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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