Crime and Punishment (ENGLISH EDITION)

In the stifling, unforgiving streets of St. Petersburg, poverty is more than a backdrop—it is a prison. Rodion Raskolnikov, a former student crushed by debt and isolation, lives in a cramped room, consumed by hunger, pride, and dangerous ideas. Around him, lives are broken by relentless hardship: the Marmeladov family is destroyed by alcoholism and despair, Sonia sacrifices her dignity to survive, and his sister Dounia faces a loveless marriage born of necessity. In such a world, Raskolnikov begins to ask a terrifying question: can evil ever be justified if it promises freedom from suffering and injustice?

When thought becomes action, everything changes. Though no court has condemned him, fear, suspicion, fever, and unbearable guilt become Raskolnikov's true prison. As the perceptive Porfiry Petrovitch closes in, Sonia offers compassion amid despair, and the enigmatic Svidrigailov reveals the darkness of a life without conscience, Raskolnikov is forced to confront the ultimate question: can a person survive after betraying their own soul?

A masterpiece of psychological fiction, Crime and Punishment is a powerful exploration of guilt, morality, redemption, and the enduring struggle between justice and conscience.