‘The Sinner and the Saint’ masterfully unpacks a Dostoevsky classic

The Sinner and the Saint, by Kevin Birmingham

Kevin Birmingham’s deeply researched biography details the radical political fervor that almost destroyed Dostoevsky’s life — and the real-life murder that inspired Crime and Punishment.

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Kevin Birmingham’s deeply researched biography details the radical political fervor that almost destroyed Dostoevsky’s life — and the real-life murder that inspired Crime and Punishment.