"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of Western civilization's greatest literary treasures. The power of Dostoevsky is testified by the fact that so many other great leaders and writers drew inspiration from his writing, and "The Brothers Karamazov" in particular. This includes people as varied as Einstein and Vonnegut, Tolstoy and Freud. Dostoevsky wrestles with timeless problems relating to human suffering, and, of course, God. This edition is the English translation out of the original Russian by Constance Garnett, originally published in 1912.
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The Brothers Karamazov tells the story of Dimitri, Ivan and Alyosha, three brothers who deal with the aftermath of the murder of their father. Going into the psychology of each of the brothers and how they deal with life and death, Dostoevsky was able to highlight a lot of Russia's social issues at the time. On par with any of Tolstoy's works, The Brothers Karamazov carefully exposes the pretense of Russian nobility through the childish antics and behaviors of the characters in the book. Filled with depth and rich with philosophical inquiry, The Brothers Karamazov stands as one of Russia's finest works of literature.
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