Crime and Punishment (manga) Crime and Punishment (manga) This is a manga version of the classic Russian novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Here, Osamu Tezuka draws the characters in his own unique style, and gives some key roles from the book to some of the characters from his Star System. However, the ending of Osamu Tezuka's version of "Crime and Punishment" is vastly different than Dostoevsky's ending. Just as in the original novel, the setting is St. Petersburg, Russia during the days when the country was ruled by Czars, but only days before the Russian Revolution. The main character, Rascalnikov, is a
Crime and Punishment neither a reproach nor an accusation—it is a lament over it." The Garnett translation was the dominant translation for more than 80 years after its publication in 1914. Since the 1990s, McDuff and Pevear/Volokhonsky have become its major competitors. There have been over 25 film adaptations of "Crime and Punishment". They include: When "Crime and Punishment" came up in their extended interview, Alfred Hitchcock told French director Francois Truffaut that he would never consider filming it. Hitchcock explained that he could make a great film out of a good book, and even (or especially) a mediocre book, but never a