This great work of Russian literature by Fyodor Dostoevsky features the character Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg student who kills an unscrupulous pawnbroker.
- Dead Souls
- And Quiet Flows the Don
- The Brothers Karamazov
- Crime and Punishment
Answer
The correct answer is D) Crime and Punishment.
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