Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1866

Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Sep 2026

A psychological novel about Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former student in St. Petersburg who commits a murder and struggles with guilt, isolation, and the consequences of his theory that extraordinary people may stand above conventional morality. Through his investigation and relationships, especially with Sonya Marmeladova, the novel explores crime, conscience, suffering, redemption, and moral responsibility.

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