Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Fyodor

Crime and Punishment is Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterwork of psychological and moral philosophy, first serialized in 1866. The novel follows Raskolnikov, an impoverished student in Saint Petersburg who commits murder to test his theory that extraordinary individuals exist above conventional morality. What begins as an intellectual justification for crime becomes a harrowing descent into guilt, paranoia, and spiritual crisis.

Dostoevsky constructs a narrative that moves beyond the mechanics of the crime itself to explore the interior collapse of the perpetrator. Through Raskolnikov's interactions with the investigating detective Porfiry, his foster sister Dunya, and the compassionate prostitute Sonya, the novel examines redemption, suffering, and the possibility of spiritual transformation. The work stands as one of literature's most penetrating investigations into conscience and the human capacity for self-deception.

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• Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Genre: Mystery & Thriller / Literary Fiction
• Originally published: 1866
• Setting: Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Central theme: Morality, guilt, and redemption