Schuld und Sühne

Dostoevsky's arguably most complete work in formal terms is the artistic expression of that profound philosophical question exploring deep moral abysses: Are there unique individuals to whom everything is permitted? Just like Rodion Raskolnikov, who kills a useless old pawnbroker to prove his claim of being chosen: a superman for whom the laws of morality and the voice of conscience hold no validity. Thomas Mann called it the greatest crime novel of all time: Dostoevsky's breathtaking psychological portrait of a student who, in his moral blindness, becomes a cold-blooded murderer. Includes a compact biography of the author.