Brothers Karamazov

Author: Dostoevsky
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book is one of the representative works of the great Russian writer Dostoevsky. Through a real case of patricide, the novel depicts the sharp conflict between the old Karamazov and his three sons, spanning two generations. The old Karamazov is greedy, lustful, and monopolizes the inheritance left to his sons by his wife, engaging in a rivalry with his eldest son Dmitri over a charming woman. One night, suspecting his lover of meeting the old man, Dmitri breaks into the house and, in a fit of rage, nearly kills him. Fleeing in panic, he hides in the shadows of Smerdyakov, the illegitimate son of the ailing old Karamazov, who secretly kills the old man, resulting in a shocking and enigmatic bloodshed thats the entire Russian Empire and triggers a series of thrilling events. The work showcases a complex social, familial, moral, and human tragedy, reflecting the highest artistic achievement of the author's life.