title: Crime and Punishment (Illustrated Classics)
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
description: It might seem like an impossible task to cram such a heady work as Dostoevskys powerhouse crime novel into a graphic novel, but Mairowitz and Korkos have managed a fairly successful interpretation. They set the action in present-day Russia, which leads to some surprisingly clever allusions, but apart from that, they keep fairly close to the plot of the original, a strategy that creates some definite sticking points. Characters appear out of nowhere with little explanation of how they relate to the story, and certain minor and major details wont make much sense to readers unfamiliar with the original. That said, the black-and-white artwork is a haunting expression of Raskolnikovs severe inner turmoil; the stark angles, haunted visages, and heavy preponderance of black on the page captures psychological dread with an almost Hitchcockian flair. No one can expect this to match the depths of the original, but dont think of it as a Cliffs Notesesque alternative, either. Minor nudity, drug use, and blood splatters might make for a hard sell for classroom use. Grades 10-12. --Ian Chipman
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  CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  By Fyodor Dostoevsky
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PART I
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER I
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER II
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER III
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER V
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER VII
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PART II
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER II
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER III
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER V
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER VII
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PART III
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER I
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER II
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER III
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER V
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PART IV
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER I
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER II
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER III
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER V
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PART V
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER I
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER II
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER III
  
  