num_pages: 647
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: Alyona Ivanovna, Alexander Grigorievich Zamyotov, Nikolai Dementiev (“Mikolka”), Andrei Semyonovich Lebezyatnikov, Lizaveta Ivanovna, Nastasya Petrovna (“Nastenka,” “Nastasyushka”), Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikova, Sofia Semyonovna Marmeladova, Pulcheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikov, Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov, Porfiry Petrovich, Dmitri Prokofich Razumikhin, Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov, Polina Mikhailovna Marmeladov (“Polya,” “Polenka,” “Polechka”), Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin, Katerina Ivanovna Marmeladova, Ilya Petrovich (“Gunpowder”), Zossimov, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov
genres: Classics, Philosophy, Russia, Novels, Russian Literature, School, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 853418
places: Siberia, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire, Russia
publisher: Penguin Classics