num_pages: 564
description: Raskolnikov is surrounded by the harsh injustices of the world, and his guilt is unbearable. As Raskolnikov enters a dangerous cat and mouse game with the examining magistrate, a psychological thriller unfolds that probes how far humanity might go when driven by disillusionment and whether any crime can be justified by a higher purpose.
language: English
title: Crime and Punishment
titlecomplete: Crime and Punishment
characters: Nikolai Dementiev (“Mikolka”), Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikova, Porfiry Petrovich, Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin, Alyona Ivanovna, Polina Mikhailovna Marmeladov (“Polya,” “Polenka,” “Polechka”), Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov, Alexander Grigorievich Zamyotov, Sofia Semyonovna Marmeladova, Pulcheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikov, Katerina Ivanovna Marmeladova, Ilya Petrovich (“Gunpowder”), Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, Zossimov, Andrei Semyonovich Lebezyatnikov, Dmitri Prokofich Razumikhin, Lizaveta Ivanovna, Nastasya Petrovna (“Nastenka,” “Nastasyushka”), Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov
genres: Russia, Philosophy, Novels, School, Crime, Literature, Russian Literature, Classics, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 853409
places: Siberia, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
publisher: Random House