Bilingual Classics - Crime and Punishment (Chinese/English, with movie VCD)

Bilingual Classics is a bilingual book series featuring classic Western literature from the most famous authors in the world.

Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoyevsky's penetrating novel of an intellectual whose moral compass goes haywire, and the detective who hunts him down for his terrible crime, is a stunning psychological portrait, a thriller and a profound meditation on guilt and retribution

Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money.

Raskolnikov argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime, while ridding the world of a worthless parasite. He also commits this murder to test his own hypothesis that some people are naturally capable of, and even have the right to, do such things.

Several times throughout the novel, Raskolnikov justifies his actions by connecting himself mentally with Napoleon Bonaparte, believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose, only to find out he "... is not a Napoleon.".

Now you can enjoy this landmark of world literature in two languages. This 205-page book comes with the English texts, as well Chinese translations, making it an excellent way for children to cultivate their bilingual language abilities.

The book also comes with a movie VCD, which contains the original movie Crime and Punishment. Children can enjoy watching the VCD on TV or computer. Please see Q & A about VCD for more details.