Guilt and atonement

Saint Petersburg around 1860: The impoverished student Rodion Raskolnikov considers himself a special person who is entitled to be the master of life and death. In cold blood, he kills a usurious pawnbroker and her mentally disabled sister, whom he believes do not deserve to live according to his worldview. Although he sees his act as justified, he has reckoned without his conscience, which from now on torments him both mentally and physically. Gerd Wameling takes the listener through the intricately woven themes of guilt, penance, love, and redemption that make Dostoevsky's novel a masterpiece. Unabridged reading by Gerd Wameling, 3 mp3 CDs, approximately 22 hours and 13 minutes.