Fyodor Dostoyevsky is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time. Born in Moscow in 1821, he began adulthood by resigning a commission as a military engineer to embark on a writing career. The praise he earned for his first novel, Poor Folk, immediately vaulted him to literary stardom. His political activity led to imprisonment, a mock execution, and exile to a Siberian prison camp, all of which shaped his later novels. Since his death in 1881, he has been best remembered for his novels Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. ... Read more Read less
A novel by Russian author Fyodor br>Dostoevsky, crime and punishment focuses on the internal conflicts, mental agony and moral dilemma of Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor ex-student from saint Petersburg who plans to murder a lady pawnbroker in order to steal her money. Crime and punishment is considered to be Dostoevsky's first novel that triggered off a string of mature writings. It is also regarded as one of the greatest achievements in literature. Initially published in a literary journal the Russian Messenger in 12 monthly instalments, it was later published in 1866 in a single volume in the wake of its popularity. Crime and punishment is Dostoevsky's second novel following his return to society after a ten-year exile in Siberia. Crime and punishment is perhaps one of the finest psychological analyses of crime and guilt that has ever been written in any language. It is a true masterpiece written by a true master. ... Read more Read less
