The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery courtroom drama and exploration of erotic rivalry centred on the wicked and sentimental Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons—the impulsive and sensual Dmitri the coldly logical Ivan and the healthy red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Dostoevsky captures the entirety of Russian life—its social and spiritual striving—at what was at once the countrys golden age and a sad turning point in its history—through the engrossing events of their story.Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonskys prize-winning translation which keeps the originals numerous voices humour and startling modernity stays true to the verbal ingenuity of Dostoevskys prose. It is a feat deserving of Dostoevskys final and greatest work.