Crime and Punishment

Russian literature famously probes the depths of the human soul. Readers of English translations are probably unaware of the symbolic names that Russian writers routinely give their characters, names that are especially evocative in Russian. For example, Raskolnikov, the protagonist of Crime and Punishment, is named after the term for "schism," signifying a person who is separating himself from society.

This Nook edition includes 57 unique endnotes with explanation of all major characters' names and other specific details of the Russian cultural and historical background, including biographical facts from personal life of Dostoyevskiy.18 masterpieces by a gifted Russian illustrator D. A. Shmarinov (1930s) skillfully capture the spirit of the novel and its time.

This edition includes excellent navigation tools to the contents and all endnotes.