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Book, 2002
Current format, Book, 2002, Farrar, Straus and Giroux paperback edition, Available .
Book, 2002
Current format, Book, 2002, Farrar, Straus and Giroux paperback edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formats
The violent lives of three sons are exposed when their father is murdered and each one attempts to come to terms with his guilt. "The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the "wicked and sentimental" Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons--the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, is social and spiritual striving, in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture. This award-winning translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal inventiveness of Dostoevsky's prose, preserving the multiple voices, the humor, and the surprising modernity of the original. It is an achievement worthy of Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel."
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