By Publisher: Bantam Classics
ISBN: 0553212168
Release Date: 1984-04-01
List Price: USD 7.99
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Book description:
In 1880 Dostoevsky completed The Brothers Karamazov, the literary effort for which he had been preparing all his life. Compelling, profound, complex, it is the story of a patricide and of the four sons who each had a motive for murder: Dmitry, the sensualist, Ivan, the intellectual; Alyosha, the mystic; and twisted, cunning Smerdyakov, the bastard child. Frequently lurid, nightmarish, always brilliant, the novel plunges the reader into a sordid love triangle, a pathological obsession, and a gripping courtroom drama. But throughout the whole, Dostoevsky searhes for the truth--about man, about life, about the existence of God. A terrifying answer to man's eternal questions, this monumental work remains the crowning achievement of perhaps the finest novelist of all time.
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A Deserving Classic
Jeremy(Provo)
Brothers Karamazov is a masterpiece. Sure, it is a 19th century Russian novel (i.e. long and with a slow-moving plot), but it is fantastic. Dostoevsky is an artist at his best, examining humanity, despair, love, and hate.
If nothing else, read the excerpt "The Grand Inquisitor". It is one of the most compelling, moving pieces in world literature. 2006-11-19 23:43 | comment
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