{"product_id":"crime-and-punishment-a-new-translation-9781631490330","title":"Crime and Punishment: A New Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs featured on PBSs The Great American Read An event to be celebrated  a rare Dostoesvsky translation (William Mills Todd III  Harvard University) that fully captures the literary achievements of the original. Published to great acclaim and fierce controversy in 1866  Fyodor Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment has left an indelible mark on global literature and our modern world  and is still known worldwide as the quintessential Russian novel. Readers of all backgrounds have debated its historical  cultural  and spiritual dimensions  probing the moral and ethical dilemmas that Dostoevsky so brilliantly stages throughout his narrative. Yet  at its heart  this masterpiece of literary realism is ultimately an immersive tale of passion and redemptionindeed  \"the best of all murder stories\" (Harold Bloom)  \"most perfect in pacing and structure. There is no more gripping novel in the world\" (Michael Dirda). Now  acclaimed translator Michael R. Katz breathes fresh life into this ageless classic in a sparkling new translation  with novel insights into the linguistic richness  subtle tones  and cunning humor of Dostoevskys magnum opus. Embracing the complex linguistic blend inherent in modern literary Russian that has provided an exceptionally fertile source of images and diction for Russian writers since the time of Pushkin  Katz recaptures the richness of tone and register of the novels most poignant and significant passages. Sensitive to this linguistic mosaic  Katz ably recreates the feeling of the original Russian for the English reader  allowing the text to evoke the same stirring emotional responses as the author intended. With its searing and unique portrayal of the labyrinthine universe of nineteenth-century Russia  this masterful rendering of Crime and Punishment will be the translation of choice for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529642172469,"sku":"ByrdShop_1631490338","price":499.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781631490330.jpg?v=1780940261","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/crime-and-punishment-a-new-translation-9781631490330","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}