Literature
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1866
Lindy Score
8,816·Classic
160 yrs
Age
3
Endorsers
Why it endured
A young intellectual commits a murder to prove his own exceptionalism — then is consumed by guilt. The definitive psychological novel, exploring the relationship between ideas and action, rationalism and suffering. Dostoevsky anticipated modern psychology by 70 years.
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3 people recommend this book
Jordan B. PetersonPsychologist & author
“Crime and Punishment is the best account of what happens to a person who lets an ideology override their humanity. Dostoevsky understood the 20th century before it happened.”
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Nassim Nicholas TalebAuthor & risk analyst
“Dostoevsky was the first psychologist. Crime and Punishment should be required reading.”
PewDiePieContent creator & book reviewer
“The hardest read I've done — but absolutely worthwhile. Dostoevsky is a genius.”
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