Crime and Punishment
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Don Warrington
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This Penguin Classic is performed by Don Warrington, known for his roles in Death in Paradise and The Five as well as his multiple Shakespearean performances. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Oliver Ready.
Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year 2014.
This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before. Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders alone through the slums of St. Petersburg, deliriously imagining himself above society's laws. But when he commits a random murder, only suffering ensues. Embarking on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow and made his name in 1846 with the novella Poor Folk. He spent several years in prison in Siberia as a result of his political activities, an experience which formed the basis of The House of the Dead. In later life, he fell in love with a much younger woman and developed a ruinous passion for roulette. His subsequent great novels include Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov.
Oliver Ready is Research Fellow in Russian Society and Culture at St Antony's College, Oxford. He is general editor of the anthology, The Ties of Blood: Russian Literature from the 21st Century (2008) and Consultant Editor for Russia, Central and Eastern Europe at the Times Literary Supplement.
Translation Copyright: Oliver Ready 2014.
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"A truly great translation.... This English version really is better." (A. N. Wilson, The Spectator)
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- Lara Reusch
- 07-03-23
Beautifully read and would definitely recommend.
I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to. It's wonderfully read and of course a classic which gives insight into the human spirit.
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- Andrew b
- 25-06-22
Loved ending
Slow to get into it but after Svidrigailov’s stepped up the pace was quickly enthralled. Don Warrington is the Don
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- B.L. M.
- 08-02-21
CLASSIC IN EVERY SENSE
The narrator was brilliant...the story of course is brilliant..not sure if the Audio book was even better than the paperback.
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- Rehan H.
- 14-10-21
My first Audible Audiobook!
An absolute masterpiece! I have been meaning to read ‘Crime and Punishment’ for some time and finally took the leap to get an Audible subscription and this, of course, was on the very top of my list!
A riveting book from start to finish, the writer, Fyodor Dostoevsky, really was a masterclass at writing a compelling story, filled to brim with complex characters, with very intricate motives and world views!
The story always feels realistic, however and grounded in real life experience.
Don Warrington did an outstanding job at narrating the audiobook and his voice perfectly suited the brooding and introspective tale!
A definite 10/10!
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- Ryan
- 21-07-21
This is THE definitive Crime and Punishment Audiob
The best and most current translation. This version is accessible, fresh and exciting. This is THE definitive Crime and Punishment Audiobook. Don Warrington's voice is a pleasure to listen to. Simply brilliant.
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- Alex R
- 27-12-20
Fantastic voice
I thought ‘getting through’ one of the greats was going to be a chore, but this book is exceptionally gripping and narrated with a voice like chocolate
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- Sam C.
- 21-11-22
Great performance but a difficult book
Don Warrington did a great job reading this, his voice made it so much easier to get through. The only thing was I found his narration to be quite slow, so I listened at 1.2x speed.
The book itself was difficult to get through. It’s a very long book and a lot of it starts to blend together. The first half of the book was fantastic but I felt it really dragged after that. There were some characters and moments I really enjoyed but, as with most classics, I mostly wanted to complete it for the bragging rights.
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