Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1992, Paperback, Reissue)

Dostoevsky's anti-hero is the Superman of whom the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche dreamed. He believes (or at least thinks he does) that there exists an elite group of humans who are above the law by virtue of their superiority to the rest of the human race. Unfortunately, Raskolnikov underestimates the power of conscience. Nietzsche would probably say Raskolnikov was simply mistaken about his superman status, but to most of us, Raskolnikov is a tragic example of hubris and the belief that any of us are above the law. His total angst, bordering on nervous collapse after murdering the pawnbroker will make you want to wring your hands about as often as does the tubercular Sonia, Raskolnikov's confessor and salvation. Dostoevsky's Russia is dark and dirty lending the sense that Raskolnikov's delusions of grandeur are less elevated philosophy and more a rationalization to escape crushing poverty through the elimination of a truly despicable, disgusting human being preying on the misery of others.

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