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The Brothers Karamazov

By Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoevsky's monumental novel exploring the lives and motives of four very different brothers—Dmitry, Ivan, Alyosha, and Smerdyakov—in the shadow of a patricide. The story intertwines a sordid love triangle, intense psychological conflict, and a gripping courtroom drama as it probes deep questions about morality, faith, and the human condition.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for readers interested in classic literature, philosophical novels, and psychological drama. It suits those who appreciate profound explorations of faith, morality, and familial conflict.

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A remarkable work showing the author's power to depict Russian character and his understanding of human nature.

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In 1880, Dostoevsky completed The Brothers Karamazov, the literary effort for which he had been preparing all his life. Compelling, profound, and complex, it is the story of a patricide and of the four sons who each had a motive for murder: Dmitry, the sensualist; Ivan, the intellectual; Alyosha, the mystic; and twisted, cunning Smerdyakov, the bastard child.

Frequently lurid, nightmarish, and always brilliant, the novel plunges the reader into a sordid love triangle, a pathological obsession, and a gripping courtroom drama. But throughout the whole, Dostoevsky searches for the truth—about man, about life, about the existence of God.

A terrifying answer to man's eternal questions, this monumental work remains the crowning achievement of perhaps the finest novelist of all time.

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Praised as the culmination of Dostoevsky's artistry, this translation has been hailed for its faithfulness and literary brilliance. The Washington Post Book World commends it for making the familiar fresh again, while The Times calls it a "miracle" and inspiration. Critics highlight the translation's accuracy and sensitivity, capturing the novel's profound depth and complex registers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780553212167

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 1984

Country: United States

Imprint: Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 106.0mm

Height: 174.0mm

Weight: 482g

Pages: 1072

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About the Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky's life was as dark and dramatic as the great novels he wrote. He was born in Moscow in 1821, and when he died in 1881, he left a legacy of masterworks that influenced the great thinkers and writers of the Western world and immortalized him as a giant among writers of world literature.

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