February 17, 2009
Crime and Punishment
Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky
“Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.”
—Part VI, Ch. 4, pg 471
Fun Facts
- Crime and Punishment was originally published in 1866 as a serialized novel in a literary journal known as The Russian Messenger.
- Dostoevsky came up with the idea for Crime and Punishment after losing all his money at a casino in Germany and being unable to pay his bill or afford meals.
- In the epilogue, the description of Raskolnikov’s time in prison is based on Dostoevsky’s own experiences at a Siberian prison camp, which he wrote about in The House of the Dead.
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