{"product_id":"9780140449136-crime-and-punishment","title":"Crime and Punishment","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky's great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a new chronology of Dostoyevsky's life and work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Publisher","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39401095823496,"sku":"9780140449136","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/products\/crime-and-punishment-9780140449136-519477.jpg?v=1690120125","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9780140449136-crime-and-punishment","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}