Crime and Punishment

DIVDIVA troubled young man commits the perfect crime: the murder of a vile pawnbroker whom no one will miss. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but he convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. So begins a tragic novel that illuminates the eternal struggle between human emotions and desire, and the harsh laws of ethics and justice. Part thriller and part philosophical meditation, this is a penetrating look at the core of human nature./DIV/DIVDIVDIVFyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is best known for investigating the meeting of morality and social justice within his fiction. His other noted works includeIThe Brothers Karamazov/I(1880) andINotes from the Underground/I(1864). Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have together translated numerous Russian texts into English, includingIAnna Karenina/I,IThe Master and Margarita/I, andIWar and Peace/I./DIV/DIV