Brothers Karamazov

Completed only a few months before the author's death <i>The Brothers Karamazov</i> is Dostoyevsky's largest most expansive most life-embracing work. Filled with human passions ― lust greed love jealousy sorrow and humor ― the book is also infused with moral issues and the issue of collective guilt.<br>As in many of Dostoyevsky's novels the plot centers on a murder. Three brothers different in character but bound by their ancestry are drawn into the crime's vortex: Dmitri a young officer utterly unrestrained in love hatred jealousy and generosity; Ivan an intellectual capable of delivering impromptu disquisitions about good and evil God and the devil; and Alyosha the youngest brother preternaturally patient kind and loving. Part mystery part profound philosophical and theological debate <i>The Brothers Karamazov </i>represents the culmination of Dostoyevsky's life's work and ranks among the greatest novels of all time.