Crime and Punishment (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection)
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Crime and Punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. It is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes to set himself outside and above society. It is marked by Dostoevsky's own harrowing experience in penal servitude, and yet contains moments of wild humour. Review: The Slater translation is one of the very best - Nicolas Slater has corrected many of the shortcomings and overall clunkiness of the highly touted but unevenly translated version of C&P by Pevear and Volokhonsky from 1992. I found Slater's 2017 translation to be superior to other earlier translations included the now somewhat dated English language version by the brilliant Constance Garnett. Slater retains the color and character of the original without the dissonance of being overly literal. Kudos to both the translator and Oxford for this work. Review: Very good! - Nice hardcover and material, the pages paper is thin but still good, the font is perfect, this looks like a very good long lasting copy, good price for a hardcover copy, perfect for a gift! :)
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 815 Reviews |
A**B
The Slater translation is one of the very best
Nicolas Slater has corrected many of the shortcomings and overall clunkiness of the highly touted but unevenly translated version of C&P by Pevear and Volokhonsky from 1992. I found Slater's 2017 translation to be superior to other earlier translations included the now somewhat dated English language version by the brilliant Constance Garnett. Slater retains the color and character of the original without the dissonance of being overly literal. Kudos to both the translator and Oxford for this work.
A**A
Very good!
Nice hardcover and material, the pages paper is thin but still good, the font is perfect, this looks like a very good long lasting copy, good price for a hardcover copy, perfect for a gift! :)
D**O
a page turner
My favorite Dostoevsky. I could not put it down. This read like a good Hitchcock psychological thriller. Also the human condition is expertly portrayed. Many fascinating social points of view. I also have read The Idiot which I would place close to this. And the Brothers Karamazov which I would place third. I highly recommend the Oxford World's Classics edition for all of these (what do I know about translation) footnotes and overall quality.
S**S
The struggle of an innate conscience versus society’s demands and the cleansing power of love under all circumstances however simple that love’s expression may be.
I love the dialogue, construction and willingness to analyze thoughts snd movements of feelings as they relate to thinking. I do not quite enjoy the book being built to last and last for commercial reasons.
M**9
Hard Covered Book
Nice classic book, with a cloth hard cover. The pages are of reasonable quality, and the print is clear. I bought this for my son, who wanted it for Christmas. The boy does love his classics, and this was a good addition to his personal library.
J**S
This is a very nice edition of Dostoevsky
This is a very nice edition of Dostoevsky. I don't know Russian so I can't judge the new translation (the translator's other works are highly regarded), but the binding and printing is excellent. Could not think of a classier way to give Dostoevsky as a gift.
S**E
Haters Gonna Hate
Let the haters keep hating. They probably haven't even read the book.
L**Y
A must read book
I purchased this book for my husband. He really enjoyed it and we had lots of interesting talks while he was reading the book. He didn’t want to put the book down. :)
S**S
Perfeito
Excelente estado
E**S
Amazing read
Would definitely recommend. Great book. Good quality pages
A**R
Introduction to a classic book.
Fast delivery. Book in excellent condition. Recommended reading for school project.
C**E
Um clássico
Livro maravilhoso, a tradução da oxford é maravilhosa.
M**O
Book
It was good
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