Brothers Karamazov - Translation Classics Library 027

Author: Dostoevsky
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Dostoevsky (1821-1881), a famous Russian writer of the 19th century. The Brothers Karamazov is one of his masterpieces. The novel depicts a sharp conflict between an elderly Karamazov and his three sons, spanning two generations, based on a real case of patricide. The old Karamazov is greedy, lustful, and monopolizes the inheritance left to his sons by his wife, while he also competes with his eldest son, Dmitri, over a woman. One night, suspecting his lover was meeting the old man, Dmitri breaks into the house and, in a fit of rage, nearly kills him. Fleeing in panic, he hides and the illegitimate son of the secretly ill old Karamazov, Smerdyakov, 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 theme, reflecting the author's highest artistic achievement in his lifetime.