Crime and Punishment (Illustrated Classics) - Softcover

Dostoevsky, Fyodor; Mairowitz, David Zane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1411415949 ISBN 13: 9781411415942

Publisher: Sterling, 2009

Synopsis

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About this title

From Booklist:

It might seem like an impossible task to cram such a heady work as Dostoevsky’s powerhouse crime novel into a graphic novel, but Mairowitz and Korkos have managed a fairly successful interpretation. They set the action in present-day Russia, which leads to some surprisingly clever allusions, but apart from that, they keep fairly close to the plot of the original, a strategy that creates some definite sticking points. Characters appear out of nowhere with little explanation of how they relate to the story, and certain minor and major details won’t make much sense to readers unfamiliar with the original. That said, the black-and-white artwork is a haunting expression of Raskolnikov’s severe inner turmoil; the stark angles, haunted visages, and heavy preponderance of black on the page captures psychological dread with an almost Hitchcockian flair. No one can expect this to match the depths of the original, but don’t think of it as a Cliffs Notes–esque alternative, either. Minor nudity, drug use, and blood splatters might make for a hard sell for classroom use. Grades 10-12. --Ian Chipman

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1411415949
• ISBN 13: 9781411415942
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Korkos Alain