Dostoevsky's feverish psychological thriller follows impoverished student Raskolnikov as he commits murder to prove his own superiority—then spends 500 pages unraveling under the weight of his guilt. This isn't a detective story but something more primal: a deep dive into the mechanisms of conscience and the impossibility of living outside moral law. Dostoevsky writes paranoia, obsession, and spiritual crisis better than anyone before or since. This Russian psychological thriller remains one of literature's most powerful explorations of guilt, redemption, and the human conscience.
 
 
 
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