
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Crime and Punishment with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents the story of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which revolves around Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash, and then follows his mental anguish as he is beset with deep psychological suffering that leads to paranoia and madness. A literary sensation upon its publication and still widely read today, Crime and Punishment has been adapted over 25 times for television and film and hundreds of translations are available. It is partially responsible for Dostoyevsky's incredible success, credited with influencing the likes of Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce and even Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Table of contents
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Crime and Punishment
- Summary
- Character study
- Analysis
- Further reflection
- Further reading