Description
Set in the sweltering, crowded slums of 19th-century Saint Petersburg, Crime and Punishment is a harrowing psychological journey into the mind of Rodion Raskolnikov. A destitute former student, Raskolnikov develops a dangerous theory: that extraordinary men are "above the law" and have the right to commit "moral" crimes.
To prove his theory and solve his financial woes, he commits a brutal double murder. However, the intellectual justification he built crumbles as he is consumed by intense paranoia, guilt, and the relentless pursuit of the clever lead investigator, Porfiry Petrovich. This masterpiece is not just a crime thriller, but a profound exploration of morality, suffering, and the possibility of spiritual redemption through the eyes of one of literature's most complex characters.
To prove his theory and solve his financial woes, he commits a brutal double murder. However, the intellectual justification he built crumbles as he is consumed by intense paranoia, guilt, and the relentless pursuit of the clever lead investigator, Porfiry Petrovich. This masterpiece is not just a crime thriller, but a profound exploration of morality, suffering, and the possibility of spiritual redemption through the eyes of one of literature's most complex characters.