Crime and Punishment
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One of the greatest works of fiction ever written, Crime and Punishment is at once an intense psychological study, a terrifying murder mystery, and a fascinating detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary.
Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately âbenefit humanity.â After killing the old woman, haunted by guilt and terror, the young man must decide whether to assuage his conscience by confessing or attempt to get away with the perfect crime.
Crime and Punishment takes the listener on a journey into the darkest recesses of the criminal and depraved mind and exposes the soul of a man possessed by both good and evil who cannot escape his own conscience.
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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (November 11, 1821 â February 9, 1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Considered one of the most influential novelists of all time, his worksâincluding thirteen novels, three novellas, and seventeen short stories, amongst othersâleft an indelible mark on world literature that continues to this day. The extensive list of writers and philosophers that name him as an influence include Nobel Laureates Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sarte, and Anton Chekhov.
Constance Garnett (1862â1946) translated the works of numerous Russian authors, including Tolstoy, Gogol, Pushkin, and Turgenev.
Anthony Heald, an Audie Awardâwinning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in televisionâs Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations.
