CRIME AND PUNSHIMENT

FIODOR DOSTOYEVSKI

Crime and Punishment is a psychological novel written by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was published for the first time, in installments, in the magazine The Russian Messenger, between 1866 and 1867, in twelve parts, and later published as a book. Along with Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, it is considered one of the most influential and international novels in Russian literature.

EThe protagonist of this work, who barely survives, must abandon his studies, a situation that resents him and for which he decides to commit a crime - treacherous and premeditated - against an old usurer who took advantage of people's misery. However, taking justice into his own hand is not as easy as he thought, because this decision is followed by guilt

The dilemma of free will is one of the central themes in this novel, which takes place in an environment of extreme poverty that leads the characters to commit unworthy actssuch as prostitution, robbery or murder- in order to survive Dostoevsky argues that the acts of the individual cannot be separated from social norms, hence the repentance of the homicidal protagonist

Likewise, the dialogues between the protagonist, Raskolnikov, and the police inspector are considered by some authors, such as the prestigious writer Stefan Zweig, one of the tops of universal literature.

What is it about?

Crime and Punishment explores areas of the human psyche, and manages to move the reader because the themes it addresses are dark (social injustice, extreme need, the problem of deciding between good or evil, addictions that cloud the minds of individuals , etc )

What is the message of "Crime and Punishment"?

A work of art about how a man reacts to his wrong acts The background message is the following: "after the crime comes the punishment" and the only way to recover peace of mind is repentance, assuming the truth, and the conversion of the heart through love It describes how complicated the personality of a being sunk in moral degradation is, but at the same time continually questioned by his conscience, by the people around him

Biography

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was one of the leading writers of tsarist Russia, whose literature explores human psychology in the complex political, social, and spiritual context of Russian society in the second half of the 19th century.

He was born on November 11, 1821, in the Russian capital, Moscow. He died on February 9, 1881 in the town of Saint Petersburg, Russia.