An exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s
masterful novel. Starving, destitute student Raskolnikov is surrounded
by the harsh injustices of the world: the grime of poverty and
prostitution, unscrupulous pawnbrokers chasing debts, and a sister
about to marry someone she doesn’t love to keep her family alive.
His guilt is unbearable. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can
offer any chance of redemption. As Raskolnikov enters a dangerous cat
and mouse game with the examining magistrate, a psychological thriller
unfolds that probes how far humanity might go when driven by
disillusionment and whether any crime can be justified by a higher
purpose. 'Both a classic come to life and an urgent new work which
develops its own style and language rather than slavishly imitating
the text and it’s all the better for it.' - Independent 'Powerful...
To find a theatrical structure, adaptor Chris Hannan roams freely
through the novel. He turns interior monologue into direct address,
thins out subplots and reconfigures the sequence of events to fashion
a fluid route through the story.' - Guardian 'Magnificent... a fluent,
beautiful, profoundly theatrical account of one of the great stories
of world literature' - Scotsman
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ISBN
9781780017372
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Nick Hern Books (FF)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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