The Brothers Karamazov

“The Brothers Karamazov” was first published serially between 1879 and 1880. It was the final work of the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821—1881) and is considered his greatest and most significant novel. The story centers on the patricide of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and the internal struggles and actions of his three sons—Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei—touching upon themes such as guilt, morality, ethical debates surrounding God, and free will. Deeply philosophical and psychological, the novel is set in nineteenth-century Russia and, characteristic of Dostoevsky’s work, explores human nature through emotion, love, egoism, and the purification of the soul through suffering. “The Brothers Karamazov,” presented here, has been widely analyzed, cited, and acclaimed by prominent writers, critics, and intellectuals.