Crime and Punishment：罪与罚

Adesperateyoungmanplanstheperfectcrime--themurderofadespicablepawnbroker,anoldwomennoonelovesandnoonewillmourn.Isitnotjust,hereasons,foramanofgeniustocommitsuchacrime,totransgressmorallaw--ifitwillultimatelybenefithumanity?Sobeginsoneofthegreatestnovelseverwritten:apowerfulpsychologicalstudy,aterrifyingmurdermystery,afascinatingdetectivethrillerinfusedwithphilosophical,religiousandsocialcommentary.Raskolnikov,animpoverishedstudentlivinginagarretinthegloomyslumsofSt.Petersburg,carriesouthisgrotesqueschemeandplungesintoahellofpersecution,madnessandterror.CrimeAndPunishmenttakesthereaderonajourneyintothedarkestrecessesofthecriminalanddepravedmind,andexposesthesoulofamanpossessedbybothgoodandevil...amanwhocannotescapehisownconscience.《罪与罚》描写穷大学生拉斯柯尔尼科夫受无政府主义思想毒害，认为自己是个超人，可以为所欲为。为生计所迫，他杀死放高利贷的房东老太婆和她的无辜的妹妹，制造了一起震惊全俄的凶杀案。经历了一场内心痛苦的忏悔后，他最终在基督徒索尼雅姑娘的规劝下，投案自首，被判流放西伯利亚。作品着重刻画主人公犯罪前后的心理变化，揭示俄国下层人民的艰难生活。