Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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It is a murder story, told from a murder;s point of view, that implicates even the most innocent reader in its enormities. It is a cat-and-mouse game between a tormented young killer and a cheerfully implacable detective. It is a preternaturally acute investigation of the forces that impel a man toward sin, suffering, and grace. Ever since its publication in 1866 Crime and Punishment has intrigued readers and sorely tested translators, the best of whom seemed to capture one facet of Dostoevsky's masterpiece while missing the rest.

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The 16th greatest fiction book of all time

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  1. - 7th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
  2. - 8th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
  3. - 9th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
  4. - 13th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
  5. - 14th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
  6. - 16th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
  7. - 16th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
  8. - 22nd on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
  9. - 32nd on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
  10. - 60th on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
  11. - 66th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
  12. - 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
  13. - 48 Good Books (University of Buffalo)
  14. - Recommended Books (Academy of Achievement)
  15. - The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
  16. - The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
  17. - Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  18. - 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
  19. - The Best Classics (The Times)
  20. - Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
  21. - The Great American Read (PBS)
  22. - The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (http://www.uhlibrary.net/pdf/college_board_recommended_books.pdf)
  23. - Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
  24. - The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)
  25. - Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
  26. - The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
  27. - From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
  28. - How to Read and Why (Harold Bloom)
  29. - Great Books (The Learning Channel)
  30. - The Graphic Canon (Book)
  31. - Finest Works of Fiction (Martin Seymour-Smith and Editors)

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