Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Crime and Punishment

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Narrator: Keith Brown

Unabridged: 21 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/2026

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Crime


Synopsis

One of the most influential works of Russian literature and a classic of world literature, Crime and Punishment follows the great moral dilemmas of one St. Petersburg man who makes a case to justify murder.
Rodion Raskolnikov is impoverished and desperate, and he thinks himself to be above the laws of society. He decides it’s just for him to kill an old woman because, with the money he’ll steal from her, he can go on to perform great deeds. But, of course, his logic falls apart quickly, and guilt comes to swallow him whole. Sharp and suspenseful, this story of Raskolnikov’s dance with a police investigator and redemption by a sex worker is a philosophical novel for the ages. The Encyclopedia Britannica calls it “​​one of the finest studies of the psychopathology of guilt written in any language.” Crime and Punishment remains as relevant to discussions of power and responsibility in the 21st century as it was in the 19th.

About Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He died in 1881 having written some of the most celebrated works in the history of literature, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov.


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