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The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murder, Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur, and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.
This powerful translation of The Brothers Karamazov features an introduction highlighting Dostoyevsky's recurrent themes of guilt and salvation, with a new chronology and further reading.
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4 primary booksThe Brothers Karamazov is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1878 with contributions by Fyodor Dostoevsky and David McDuff.
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I think this is by far the finest novel that Dostoevsky wrote. It was long, but I may read it over.
My first Russian novel. I don't see what all the fuss is about. I thought this book was overlong, talky and bathetic. It also hasn't aged all that well. On the plus side, the audiobook narration by Frederick Davison was excellent.
Incredible book. Epic. But I'm still trying to process the ending. Very odd, in my opinion.
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