Crime and Punishment
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Don Warrington
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Don Warrington, known for his roles in Death in Paradise and The Five as well as his multiple Shakespearean performances. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Oliver Ready.
Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year 2014.
This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before. Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders alone through the slums of St. Petersburg, deliriously imagining himself above society's laws. But when he commits a random murder, only suffering ensues. Embarking on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow and made his name in 1846 with the novella Poor Folk. He spent several years in prison in Siberia as a result of his political activities, an experience which formed the basis of The House of the Dead. In later life, he fell in love with a much younger woman and developed a ruinous passion for roulette. His subsequent great novels include Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov.
Oliver Ready is Research Fellow in Russian Society and Culture at St Antony's College, Oxford. He is general editor of the anthology, The Ties of Blood: Russian Literature from the 21st Century (2008) and Consultant Editor for Russia, Central and Eastern Europe at the Times Literary Supplement.
Translation Copyright: Oliver Ready 2014.
Public Domain (P)2020 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"A truly great translation.... This English version really is better." (A. N. Wilson, The Spectator)
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- Josho
- 04-07-2022
Great performance, good translation
Came to this after reading the Bros. Karamazov. Was great, enjoyed it all. Found the narrator great, thought the translation was good though after reading in turn some chapters of the David McDuff translation (also Penguin) found McDuff superior. Definitely recommend and recommend the Bros. K even more!
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-2023
An absolute masterpiece
The emotions of the book were transferred so well to the listener, it was perfect.
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- David Graieg
- 31-10-2020
A classic
This considered one of the greatest novels of all time. I found it a little hard to follow at times but it had some captivating moments. Audible needs to add chapter titles.
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- Marita
- 07-02-2025
Finished it ...
I hesitate to rate this book. Let's face it - it's a classic. Who am I to disagree. To be honest, I found it by the far the most difficult book I've ever read - that is, difficult to endure. It's just so painful. He forces you to experience the pain of the main character. He leaves you with a thorough understanding of what crime and punishment really mean. It does resolve at the end, but that's only after 99.9 % of pain and suffering. Do I understand the Russians better? Yes, maybe I do, although I wouldn't presume to say so - just that I'm more familiar with their nature and the way they go about things. That's if the book is true to the Russian psyche. What stood out? The purity of the two main female characters - you're presented with an archetype that keeps you going - that keeps us all going. Perhaps ultimately that's what it's all about. I could write on like this for ages - I've just been through 25 hours of punishing reading - I'm still trying to make sense of it. Perhaps I'll read some reviews and see what others made of it. I don't like being told what to think, but some insights from others is probably what's needed on this occasion. I rated it down, only on the basis that I found it an ordeal. Am I better for having read it? Yes, I think I've been changed at a deep level. Will it last? Who knows? Am I starting to sound like Raskalnikov? Probably. Time to read a good old fashioned detective story - no more of this real life introspection, what I need is a nice clean murder committed by a nasty character in whom I have no interest. That should put me back to sleep quite nicely.
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