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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140449132

ISBN-139780140449136

eBay Product ID (ePID)2432114

Product Key Features

Book TitleCrime and Punishment

Number of Pages720 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicClassics, Crime, Literary

FeaturesRevised

GenreFiction

AuthorFyodor Dostoyevsky

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-275315

Notes byMcDuff, David

Reviews" A truly great translation . . . Sometimes new translations of old favourites are surplus to our requirements. . . . Sometimes, though, a new translation really makes us see a favourite masterpiece afresh. And this English version of Crime and Punishment really is better . . . . Crime and Punishment, as well as being an horrific story and a compelling drama, is also extremely funny. Ready brings out this quality well. . . . That knife-edge between sentimentality and farce has been so skilfully and delicately captured here. . . . Ready's version is colloquial, compellingly modern and-in so far as my amateurish knowledge of the language goes-much closer to the Russian. . . . The central scene in the book . . . is a masterpiece of translation ." - A. N. Wilson, The Spectator "This vivid, stylish and rich rendition by Oliver Ready compels the attention of the reader in a way that none of the others I've read comes close to matching. Using a clear and forceful mid-20th-century idiom, Ready gives us an entirely new kind of access to Dostoyevsky's singular, self-reflexive and at times unnervingly comic text . This is the Russian writer's story of moral revolt, guilt and possible regeneration turned into a new work of art . . . . [It] will give a jolt to the nervous system to anyone interested in the enigmatic Russian author." - John Gray, New Statesman, "Books of the Year" "At last we have a translation that brings out the wild humour and vitality of the original." - Robert Chandler, PEN Atlas "What a pleasure it is to see Oliver Ready's new translation bring renewed power to one of the world's greatest works of fiction. . . . Ready's work is of substantial and superb quality. . . . [His] version portrays more viscerally and vividly the contradictory nature of Raskolnikov's consciousness. . . . Ready evokes the crux of Crime and Punishment with more power than the previous translators have . . . with an enviably raw economy of prose." - The Curator "Oliver Ready's dynamic translation certainly succeeds in implicating new readers to Dostoyevsky's old novel." - The Times Literary Supplement "Ready's new translation of Crime and Punishment is thoughtful and elegant [and] shows us once again why this novel is one of the most intriguing psychological studies ever written . His translation also manages to revive the disturbing humor of the original. . . . In some places, Ready's version echoes Pevear and Volokhonsky's prize-winning Nineties version, but he often renders Dostoyevsky's text more lucidly while retaining its deliberately uncomfortable feel. . . . Ready's colloquial, economical use of language gives the text a new power ." - Russia Beyond the Headlines "[A] five-star hit, which will make you see the original with new eyes." - A. N. Wilson, The Times Literary Supplement , "Books of the Year"

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal891.733

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThe classic novel of guilt and redemption from one of Russia's greatest novelists Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption. This vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky's great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a chronology of Dostoyevsky's life and work., Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption. This vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky's great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a new chronology of Dostoyevsky's life and work.

LC Classification NumberPG3326.P7 2003