So essential is Crime and Punishment (1866) to global literature and to our understanding of Russia that it was one of the three books Edward Snowden, while confined to the Moscow airport, was given to help him absorb the culture. In a work that best embodies the existential dilemmas of man's will to power, an impoverished student, sees himself as extraordinary and therefore free to commit crimes.

English translators have struggled with excessive literalism and no translation is felicitous to the literary nuances of the original prose. Now, Michael Katz addresses these challenges with new insights into the linguistic richness, the subtle tones and the cunning humour in this sparkling rendition of Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterpiece.

About the Author
Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and many other novels. Michael R. Katz is C. V. Starr Professor Emeritus of Russian and East European Studies at Middlebury College. He has published translations of more than fifteen Russian novels, including Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground. He lives in Cornwall, Vermont.

Reviews
"... make Dostoevsky as readable and contemporary as Patricia Highsmith... superb..." -- Times Literary Supplement
"...lucid and pleasurable... new translation..." -- New Statesman



Book Information
ISBN 9781631495311
Author Fyodor Dostoevsky
Format Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 157mm * 36mm