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Crime and Punishment

by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (1821–1881)
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Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoevsky's full-length novels following his return from ten years of exile in Siberia. Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of his mature period of writing and is often cited as one of the greatest works of world literature.

Subjects: Crime -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Murder -- Fiction, Psychological fiction, Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction

Categories: Best Books Ever Listings, Category: Classics of Literature, Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery, Category: Novels, Category: Russian Literature