The Brothers Karamazov: Bicentennial Edition

Winner of the Pen/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize

The award-winning translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel of psychological realism.

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, its social and spiritual striving, in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture.

This award-winning translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal inventiveness of Dostoevsky’s prose, preserving the multiple voices, the humor, and the surprising modernity of the original. It is an achievement worthy of Dostoevsky’s last and greatest novel.

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Anonymous
Jul 05, 2024
6/10 stars
I can't believe I finally finished this stinking book! One star for the first half w/all its philosophical BS and ramblings on about NOTHING, and 5 stars for the second half
baiholland
Jan 29, 2024
9/10 stars
it took me a while to understand what was going on but once i did??? OBSESSED. this book has pulled every emotion from me. it was the perfect introduction into fyodor’s books and i can’t wait to read the rest

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