Crime and Punishment Clothbound Classics

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

Back by popular demand, the original Clothbound Classics edition of Dostoyevsky's masterpiece.

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

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 Porfiry, a suspicious detective, 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. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murderer, Dostoyevsky's dark masterpiece evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780241347683
Published: July 2018

Number of pages: 720
Width: 137 mm
Height: 204 mm
Depth: 45 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd