One of the supreme masterpieces of world literature, Crime and Punishment catapulted Dostoyevsky to the forefront of Russian writers and into the ranks of the world's greatest novelists. Drawing upon experiences from his own prison days, the author recounts in feverish, compelling tones the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student tormented by his own nihilism, and the struggle between good and evil. Believing that he is above the law, and convinced that humanitarian ends justify vile means, he brutally murders an old woman - a pawnbroker whom he regards as "stupid, ailing, greedy...good for nothing." Overwhelmed afterwards by feelings of guilt and terror, Raskolnikov confesses to the crime and goes to prison. There he realizes that happiness and redemption can only be achieved through suffering. Infused with forceful religious, social, and philosophical elements, the novel was an immediate success.

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Crime And Punishment

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The Idiot

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Classic / British EnglishRaskolnikoff, a young student, has been forced to give up his university studies because of lack of money. He withdraws from society and, poor and lonely, he develops a plan to murder a greedy old moneylender. Surely the murder of one worthless old woman would be excused, even approved of, if it made possible a thousand good deeds? But this crime is just the beginning of the story...

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Notes From Underground

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes.

Notes From The Underground

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<p>From Wikipedia: Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky (Russian: ????? ?????????? ???????????; IPA: [?f?od?r m???xajl?v??t? d?st??jefsk??j] ( listen); November 11, 1821 - February 9, 1881[1]) was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays.[2] He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov. ~ His name has been variously transcribed in English, his first name sometimes being rendered as Theodore. This is because, before the post-revolutionary orthographic reform which, amongst other things, replaced the Cyrillic letter ? ('th') with the Cyrillic letter ? ('f'), Dostoyevsky's name was written ??????? (Theodor) ??????????? ???????????. ~ Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual context of 19th-century Russian society. With the embittered voice of the anonymous "underground man", Dostoyevsky wrote Notes from Underground (1864), which has been called the "best overture for existentialism ever written" by Walter Kaufmann.[3] He is often acknowledged by critics as one of the greatest and most prominent psychologists in world literature.[4] ~ Dostoyevsky's father, Mikhail and grandfather, Andrey, were born in modern central Ukraine.[5][6] Mikhail was a doctor and a devout Christian, who practised at the Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor in Moscow. ~ Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow to Mikhail and Maria Dostoyevsky, the second of seven children.[7] The family lived in a small apartment in the Mariinsky Hospital grounds. The hospital was located in one of the city's worst areas near a cemetery for criminals, a lunatic asylum, and an orphanage for abandoned infants. This urban landscape made a lasting impression on the young Dostoyevsky, whose interest in and compassion for the poor, oppressed and tormented was apparent in his life and works.</p>

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