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Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately “benefit humanity.”
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"Dostoyevsky's penetrating novel…is a stunning psychological portrait, a thriller, and a profound meditation on guilt and retribution."
Amazon.com, editorial review
"Dostoevsky's first masterpiece…The narrative's feverish, compelling tone follows the twists and turns of Raskolnikov's emotions and elaborates his struggle with his conscience…A moving depiction of the recovery of a man's diseased spirit."
Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
"Anthony Heald shows remarkable versatility in this production…He delivers the dialogue as a stage actor would, with exaggerated emotion and even with laughter, coughing, stammering, and other adornments indicated in the text…Heald's pacing and rich characterizations keep the story moving."
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