The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery a courtroom drama and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental� Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons―the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life is social and spiritual striving in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture.