Sin and Punishment

Author: (Russian) Dostoevsky, translated by Fei Qin
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Publication Date: 1994-07-01
Features: Dostoevsky's name is certainly not unfamiliar to Chinese readers. His major works, such as "Poor People," "The Insulted and Injured," "Notes from the House of the Dead," "The Idiot," "The Youngest," and "The Brothers Karamazov," have long been translated into Chinese. His representative work, "Crime and Punishment," is even more widely known among readers. In 1861, serfdom was abolished. This had filled Dostoevsky with hope, but the cruel reality shattered his naive fantasies. The theme of "Crime and Punishment" emerged in this historical context. This book is one of the most powerful literary works exposing the ruthless and merciless nature of Russian society in the 1860s.