Description
A thrilling study of guilt and power, the Penguin Classics edition
of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment is translated with an
introduction and notes by David McDuff. Raskolnikov, a destitute
and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St
Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret.
He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a
higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on
a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Porfiry, a suspicious
detective, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his
conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around
his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the
chance of redemption. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal
the true identity of the murderer, Dostoyevsky's dark masterpiece
evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption,
good and evil, blur and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.
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