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Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky


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Summary

An exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky's masterful novel.

Crime and Punishment Summary

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

An exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky's masterful novel.

Starving, destitute student Raskolnikov is surrounded by the harsh injustices of the world: the grime of poverty and prostitution, unscrupulous pawnbrokers chasing debts, and a sister about to marry someone she doesn't love to keep her family alive. His guilt is unbearable. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer any chance of redemption.

As Raskolnikov enters a dangerous cat and mouse game with the examining magistrate, a psychological thriller unfolds that probes how far humanity might go when driven by disillusionment and whether any crime can be justified by a higher purpose.

Chris Hannan's adaptation of Crime and Punishment was first performed at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, in 2013, followed by a UK tour.

Crime and Punishment Reviews

'Both a classic come to life and an urgent new work which develops its own style and language rather than slavishly imitating the text and its all the better for it'

* Independent *

'Powerful... To find a theatrical structure, adaptor Chris Hannan roams freely through the novel. He turns interior monologue into direct address, thins out subplots and reconfigures the sequence of events to fashion a fluid route through the story'

* Guardian *

'Magnificent... a fluent, beautiful, profoundly theatrical account of one of the great stories of world literature'

* Scotsman *

About Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was an 18th century Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher. His best-known works includeNotes from Underground,Crime and Punishment,The IdiotandThe Brothers Karamazov.

Chris Hannan is a Scottish playwright and novelist. His plays include The Evil Doers(Bush Theatre),Shining Souls(Traverse Theatre) and The God of Soho(Shakespeare's Globe).

Additional information

GOR005313275
9781848423657
1848423659
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
2013-09-05
112
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