The Brothers Karamazov

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The final novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, first published as Bratya Karamazovy in 1879-80, and generally considered to be his masterpiece. It is the story of Fyodor Karamazov and his sons Alyosha, Dmitry, and Ivan. It is also a story of patricide, into the sordid unfolding of which Dostoyevsky introduces a love-hate struggle with profound psychological and spiritual implications. Throughout the whole novel there persists a search for faith, for God--the central idea of the work. The dramatization of Ivan's repudiation of God is concentrated in the famous "Legend of the Grand Inquisitor." A response to Ivan is contained in the preaching of the monk Zosima that the secret of universal harmony is not achieved by the mind but by the heart. --The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature.

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The Brothers Karamazonv is not only a synthesis of Dostoevsky's creative work, but also the culmination of his life...The novel BROTHERS KARAMAZOV opens before us as its author's spiritual biography and his artistic confession. But, having once been transformed into a work of art, the story of Dostoevsky's personality becomes the history of man's personality in general....In the fate of the brothers Karamazov each of us recognizes his own fate. (back cover)

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Other Editions

• The Brothers KaramazovMass Market PaperbackBantam Books1980-05-01
• The brothers KaramazovBantam1970-01-01
• Brothers KaramazovIndependently Published2018-01-01
• Brothers KaramazovPan Macmillan2025-01-01