Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately benefit humanity.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Pevear and McDuff Translations are Better:
Welcome to the glittering world of dyschronic post-modernist criticism, which has enabled me to recognize that 'Crime and Punishment', published in 1866, was written as a prescient refutation of the Objectivist philosophy expressed in Ayn Rand's novels 'The Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged'. Without the wonders of dyschronicity, we'd have to mention that 'Atlas Shrugged' wasn't published until 1957 and Ayn Rand wasn't born until 1905. However, surely the fact that Dostoyevsky and Rand died almost exactly... more info
Not the best edition.:
After purchasing this book, I read some literary criticisms that say this translation "overprettifies" the original text. A better bet would be Crime and Punishment as translated by McDuff. Also, I found typos and incorrect punctuation more than a few times in the book- it can be really distracting and may take away from the author's intent.
Crime and Punishment = Great!:
I love this book. It is hard to get through the first half, but after that it is just amazing. Everything you thought was meaningless isn't. This is a must read.
