The Brothers Karamazov - Paperback

by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky (Author)

Fyodor Dostoevsky's passionate and philosophical final novel, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line.

Set in 19th-century Russia, when a landowner is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed forever: the sentimental Dmitri, whose contentious relationship with his father immediately places him under suspicion for the murder; Ivan, the intellectual, whose mental tortures lead to a breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's wounds; and their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov, who casts a dark shadow over them all. Part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, Dostoyevsky's masterpiece paints a dark portrait where the lines between innocence and guilt, right and wrong, blur and everyone's faith is tested.

Author Biography

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was a novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists ever, his most acclaimed novels--Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Idiot--have had an immeasurable impact on world literature, Existentialism, and Freudian psychology.