A Novel That Gets Under Your Skin and Stays There

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky [Premium Paperback] | Classic Novels | Author of The Idiot, Brothers Karamazov, Notes from the Underground & White Nights | Dostoevsky Books | Fiction Books

Few novels burrow into the human conscience quite like this one. Set amongst the stifling, fog-soaked streets of 19th-century St. Petersburg, Fyodor Dostoevsky's celebrated work follows Rodion Raskolnikov, a penniless student convinced that his intellectual gifts place him above ordinary moral law. He commits murder to prove his theory. What follows is a slow, suffocating unravelling as guilt and paranoia tighten their grip on him like a vice. It's compelling in the most uncomfortable way possible. Dostoevsky isn't simply telling a crime story. He's interrogating the very foundations of morality, free will, and whether redemption is something a person earns or stumbles into. The psychological depth here is remarkable, written with a clarity and ferocity that feels startlingly modern despite its 19th-century origins. This edition is complete and unabridged, presenting the full, unaltered text, which makes it well-suited to academic study, book clubs, or private reading. Nothing has been trimmed or softened. Readers who enjoy philosophically rich fiction, such as Camus's The Stranger, Kafka's unsettling parables, or Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human, will find this sits comfortably in that tradition. It also pairs naturally with Dostoevsky's other major works, including The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, and Notes from the Underground, for those building a broader Russian literature collection. The themes, including alienation, societal collapse, moral conflict, and the hunger for personal salvation, remain as sharp and relevant as ever. This is the kind of book that lingers long after you've closed the final page, quietly rearranging the furniture in your mind.

• Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Publisher: One Point SixTechnologies Pvt Ltd
• Genre: Religion & Spirituality
• ISBN: 978-9362634009
• Pages: 410 pages