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Crime and Punishment
1866 Russian-language novel by Dostoyevsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crime and Punishment [1] is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was the first great novel of his mature period.[2][3]
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Author | Fyodor Dostoevsky |
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Original title | Преступление и наказание |
Language | Russian |
Genre | suspense, literary novel |
Publisher | The Russian Messenger (series) |
Publication date | 1866 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) & Audio book |
ISBN | 0-679-73450-3 |
OCLC | 26399697 |
891.73/3 20 | |
LC Class | PG3326 .P7 1993 |
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It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in 12 monthly series in 1866.[4] It was later published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoevsky's novels, written after he returned from his punishment (exile in Siberia).