The Brothers Karamazov

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The Brothers Karamazov ompleted only two months before his death, The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoyevsky's largest, most expansive, most life-embracing work. Fiiled with humán passions-lust, greed, love, jealousy, sorrow, and humor-the book is alsó infused with morál issues and the issue of collective guilt. As in many of Dostoyevsky's novels, the plot centers on a murder. Sucked into the crime's vortex are three brothers: Dmitri, a young officer utterly unrestrained in love, hatred, jealousy, and generosity; Ivan, an intellectual capable of delivering, impromptu, the most brilliant, lively, and unforgettable disquisitions about good and evil, God and the devil; and Alyosha, the youngest brother, preternaturally patient, good, and loving. Part mystery, part profound philosophical and theological debate, The Brothers Karamazov pulls the reader in on many different levels. As the Introduction says, "The characters Dostoyevsky writes about, though they may not appear to be ones who live... Tovább

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The Brothers Karamazov ompleted only two months before his death, The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoyevsky's largest, most expansive, most life-embracing work. Fiiled with humán passions-lust, greed, love, jealousy, sorrow, and humor-the book is alsó infused with morál issues and the issue of collective guilt. As in many of Dostoyevsky's novels, the plot centers on a murder. Sucked into the crime's vortex are three brothers: Dmitri, a young officer utterly unrestrained in love, hatred, jealousy, and generosity; Ivan, an intellectual capable of delivering, impromptu, the most brilliant, lively, and unforgettable disquisitions about good and evil, God and the devil; and Alyosha, the youngest brother, preternaturally patient, good, and loving. Part mystery, part profound philosophical and theological debate, The Brothers Karamazov pulls the reader in on many different levels. As the Introduction says, "The characters Dostoyevsky writes about, though they may not appear to be ones who live on our street, or even on any street, seem, in their passions and lack of self-control, the familiar and intimate denizens of our souls." It's no wonder that for many people The Brothers Karamazov is one of the greatest novels ever written. Dover (2005) unabridged publication of the Constance Garnett translation as published by W. Heinemann, London, 1912-1920. xviii+718pp. 5^6 x 8Yi. Paperbound. Free Dover Literature and Language Catalog (59047-X) available upon request. See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com Vissza