Crime and Punishment
| Crime and Punishment | |
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| General | |
| Category | Equipment > Books |
| Properties | See: Books |
| Read Online | Project Gutenberg |
| About | |
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| Language | English (translated) |
| Genre | Fiction |
Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступлéние и наказáние, tr. Prestupleniye i nakazaniye; IPA: [prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje]) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 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 Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his return from 10 years of exile in Siberia. Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of his "mature" period of writing.
