Crime and Punishment

Name: Crime and Punishment
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
ISBN: 9781666693164

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Narrator: David Bendena

Unabridged: 22 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 02/18/2025

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Crime, World Literature

Synopsis

Part of the original Harvard Classics compendium series • One of TIME's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time Crime and Punishment tells the story of Rodion Raskolnikov, an ex-student who plans to murder a pawnbroker to test his theory of personality. Having accomplished the deed, Raskolnikov struggles with mental anguish while trying to both avoid the consequences and hide his guilt from his friends and family. Dostoevsky’s original idea for the novel centered on the Marmeladov family and the impact of alcoholism in Russia, but inspired by a double murder in France he decided to rework it around the new character of Raskolnikov. The novel was first serialized in The Russian Messenger over the course of 1866, where it was an instant success. It was published in a single volume in 1867. This new and unabridged audiobook edition is based on Constance Garnett’s 1914 translation.

About Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (November 11, 1821 – February 9, 1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Considered one of the most influential novelists of all time, his works—including thirteen novels, three novellas, and seventeen short stories, amongst others—left an indelible mark on world literature that continues to this day. The extensive list of writers and philosophers that name him as an influence include Nobel Laureates Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sarte, and Anton Chekhov.

About David Bendena

David Bendena is an actor and a musician based in the Midwest. His theatre experience over the past twenty years has taken him to stages throughout Chicago, Kansas City, and Michigan. He is very proud to be a member of the Actors Equity Association and to be a Resident Artist with the Purple Rose Theatre Company.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on April 15, 2020

Well, what’s a global pandemic for if you don’t read the stuff you think you really ought to have read by now. Although I hope this strange circumstance will not result in me referring to Fyodor Dostoyevsky as The Corona Guy. Those yet to read this towering inferno of literature may wish to know what......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on January 26, 2019

I've come to the conclusion that Russian door-stoppers might just be where it's at. "It" here meaning general awesomeness that combines history, philosophy and readability to make books that are both thought-provoking and enjoyable. Up until this point, Tolstoy had basically taught me everything I k......more

Goodreads review by Jim on September 06, 2015

What can I add to 7000+ reviews (at the time I write)? I think this book is fascinating because of all the topic it covers. Like the OJ trial, it is about many important interconnected things and those things remain important today, even though this book was originally published in 1865. Sure, it has......more

Goodreads review by Geoff on February 21, 2008

I basically had to stop drinking for a month in order to read it; my friends no longer call. But it's great.......more

Goodreads review by Tola on April 20, 2024

I finally said my goodbyes to this book. It was the best piece i've ever read.......more