Crime And Punishment
$37.89
- Hardcover
574 pages
- Release Date
25 June 1993
Summary
Dostoevsky’s drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transmutes the sordid story of an old woman’s murder by a desperate student into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel. Grim in theme and setting, the book nevertheless seduces by its combination of superbly drawn characters, narrative brilliance, and manic comedy.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857150353 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 185715035X |
| Author: | Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, W.J. Leatherbarrow |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 574 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 1993 |
| Weight: | 554g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 138mm x 212mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author)
Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November 1821. He had six siblings, and his mother died in 1837, followed by his father in 1839. He graduated from the St Petersburg Academy of Military Engineering in 1846 but decided to change careers and become a writer. His first book, Poor Folk, was very successful. However, on 23rd April 1849, he was arrested for subversion and sentenced to death. After a mock execution, his sentence was commuted to hard labour in Siberia, where he developed epilepsy. He was released in 1854. His 1860 book, The House of the Dead, was based on these experiences. In 1857, he married Maria Dmitrievna Isaeva. After his release, he adopted more conservative and traditional values and rejected his previous socialist position. In the following years, he spent a lot of time abroad, struggled with a gambling addiction, and fell deeply into debt. His wife died in 1864, and he married Anna Grigoryeva Snitkina. In the subsequent years, he published his most enduring and successful books, including Crime and Punishment (1865). He died on 9th February 1881.
Richard Pevear (Translator)
Richard Pevear has published translations of Yves Bonnefoy, Alberto Savinio, and Pavel Florensky, as well as two books of poetry. He has received fellowships for translation from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation, along with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of the translation of The Brothers Karamazov.
Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
Larissa Volokhonsky was born in Leningrad. She has translated the work of the prominent Orthodox theologians Alexander Schmemann and John Meyendorff.
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