A curse on Dostoevsky

Atiq Rahimi

earliest edition we have, 2013 Chatto & Windus, 2013 250 pages

"Rassoul remembers reading Crime and Punishment as a student of Russian literature in Leningrad, so when, with axe in hand, he kills the wealthy old lady who prostitutes his beloved Sophia, he thinks twice before taking her money or killing the woman whose voice he hears from another room. He wishes only to expiate his crime and be rightfully punished. Out of principle, he gives himself up to the police. But his coun...

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A curse on Dostoevsky edition · 2014 · 250 pages · 9781590515471
A curse on Dostoevsky edition · 2014 · Ulverscroft · 9781444821475
A curse on Dostoevsky edition · 2013 · Chatto & Windus · 250 pages · 9780701187187

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