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by Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1821–1881
"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published in 1866. It follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former law student in Saint Petersburg who plans to murder an unscrupulous pawnbroker. He convinces himself that certain crimes are justifiable if committed by "extraordinary" men pursuing higher goals. Once the deed is done, however, he is consumed by confusion, paranoia, and guilt as his theoretical justifications crumble and he faces the internal and external consequences of his actions.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 925 min
- Words
- 203,505
- Chapters
- 42
- Paragraphs
- 3,968
- Price
- Free
- Crime -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Murder -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction
“At your mamma’s request, through Afanasy Ivanovitch Vahrushin, of whom I presume you have heard more than once, a remittance is sent to you from our office,” the man began, addressing Raskolnikov.
«A petición de su mamá, a través de Afanasy Ivanovitch Vahrushin, de quien supongo que ha oído hablar más de una vez, se le envía un giro desde nuestra oficina», comenzó el hombre, dirigiéndose a Raskólnikov.
“If you are in an intelligible condition, I’ve thirty-five roubles to remit to you, as Semyon Semyonovitch has received from Afanasy Ivanovitch at your mamma’s request instructions to that effect, as on previous occasions.
«Si está en condiciones de comprender, tengo treinta y cinco rublos para remitirle, ya que Semyon Semyonovitch ha recibido de Afanasy Ivanovitch, a petición de su mamá, las instrucciones en ese sentido, como en ocasiones anteriores.
Do you know him, sir?”
¿Lo conoce, señor?»
About the author
Fyodor Dostoyevsky1821–1881
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and journalist born in Moscow in 1821 and died in Saint Petersburg in 1881.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- Spanish, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #2554
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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