Crime and Punishment

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Penguin Publishing Group, 1999 - Fiction - 608 pages
Set in Russia in the midst of its troubled transition to the modern age, Crime and Punishment is the profound human drama of Raskolnikov, a sensitive intellectual driven by poverty and the belief of his exemption from moral law. Through his unforgettable gallery of characters, Fyodor Dostoyevsky provides a provocative look at the human motivations of obsession and possession with unflinching philosophical and moral insight. A masterpiece of dramatic literature by one of the greatest novelists of all time.

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