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The Brothers Karamazov
 The first page of the first edition of The Brothers Karamazov | |
| Author | Fyodor Dostoevsky |
|---|---|
| Original title | Братья Карамазовы (Brat'ya Karamazovy) |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Philosophical novel |
| Publisher | The Russian Messenger (as serial) |
Publication date | 1879–1880; separate edition 1880 |
| Preceded by | A Gentle Creature |
| Followed by | A Writer's Diary |
The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы Brat'ya Karamazovy) is a Russian novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky said, "I'd die happy if I could finish this final [last] novel, for I would have expressed myself completely."[1][2]
The Brothers Karamazov is the story of the lives of three Russian brothers who are very different in body, mind, and spirit, and are often thought of as representing those three parts of mankind.[3] It was written in 1879 to 1880 in Russia, mostly in St. Petersburg.[4] It was published in 1879 to 1880 in a series. It is his most complicated and deep novel, and most people think it is Dostoevsky’s greatest.[4]
There are four brothers in the Karamazov family: Ivan, the atheist intellectual; Dmitry, the emotional lover of women; Alyosha, the "hero" and Christian; and twisted, cunning Smerdyakov, the illegitimate child, who is treated as the family servant.[2] Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is a very careless father and woman-lover. Dmitry comes to hate him because his father loves the same woman as he does, Grushenka, and because of this, he often threatens that he will kill his father.[2] When Fyodor Pavlovich is killed by Smerdyakov, he is accused of killing his father.
Throughout the book there is a search for truth: about man, about life, and about God.[1][2][4] After it was published, all kinds of people such as Sigmund Freud,[5] Albert Einstein,[6] and Pope Benedict XVI[7] thought it was the greatest book in all literature.[8]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: The named reference
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The Brothers Karamazov is one of the leading candidates for top honors as the world's greatest novel.
- ↑ Original Penguin Classics Introduction to Sense and Sensibility by Tony Tanner, 1969
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Biography of Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Brothers Karamazov". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
Dostoyevsky's last and probably greatest novel, Bratya Karamazovy (1879–80; The Brothers Karamazov), focuses on his favourite theological and philosophical themes: the origin of evil, the nature of freedom, and the craving for faith.
- ↑ Freud, Sigmund Writings on Art and Literature
- ↑ The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9: The Berlin Years: Correspondence, January 1919 - April 1920
- ↑ Encyclical Letter Spes Salvi, 2007
- ↑ "Free Summary About Fyodor Dostoevsky and his books". Bibliomania com.LTD. 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
Dostoyevsky's 1880 novel, The Brothers Karamazov, is a tale of bitter family rivalries. It is the last of Dostoyevsky's famous and well-regarded novels and begins on a bright day in August at a meeting that has been organised to settle the differences of the Karamazov family.
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