El crimen y el castigo

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Summary

"El crimen y el castigo" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel first published in 1866. An impoverished former law student in Saint Petersburg plans to murder a pawnbroker, convincing himself that certain crimes are justifiable when committed by "extraordinary" men for higher purposes. But once the deed is done, he finds himself consumed by confusion, paranoia, and guilt. His theoretical justifications crumble as he confronts the internal and external consequences of his actions, plunging into profound mental anguish and moral turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• Crime — Psychological aspects — Fiction
• Detective and mystery stories
• Murder — Fiction
• Psychological fiction
• Saint Petersburg (Russia) — Fiction

Bookshelves

• Classics of Literature
• Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
• Novels
• Russian Literature

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