Brothers Karamazov

Author: (Russian) Fyodor Dostoevsky / Rong Rude
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The Brothers Karamazov is one of the major works of the great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky in the 19th century. Through a real case of patricide, the novel depicts the sharp conflicts between the old Karamazov and his three sons, spanning two generations. The old Karamazov is greedy, lustful, and hoards the inheritance left to his sons by his wife, while he also competes with his eldest son, Dmitri, over a flirtatious woman. One night, suspecting his lover had gone to meet the old man, Dmitri breaks into the house in a rage and nearly kills him. Fleeing in panic, he hides in the shadows of Smerdyakov, the illegitimate son of the secretly ill old Karamazov, who then quietly kills the old man, resulting in a shocking and mysterious blood crime thats all of Russia and triggers a series of thrilling events. The work showcases a complex social, family, moral, and human tragedy, reflecting the writer's highest artistic achievement in his lifetime.