The Brothers Karamazov
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The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky’s crowning achievement, is a tale of patricide and family rivalry that embodies the moral and spiritual dissolution of an entire society (Russia in the 1870s). It created a national furor comparable only to the excitement stirred by the publication, in 1866, of Crime and Punishment. To Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov captured the quintessence of Russian character in all its exaltation, compassion, and profligacy. Significantly, the book was on Tolstoy’s bedside table when he died. Readers in every language have since accepted Dostoevsky’s own evaluation of this work and have gone further by proclaiming it one of the few great novels of all ages and countries.
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Bibliographic source: Open Library- Who wrote The Brothers Karamazov?
The Brothers Karamazov is by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The catalogue records its first publication in 1880. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is The Brothers Karamazov?
The catalogue records 821 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
