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The Brothers Karamazov

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The Karamazov family’s conflicts bring philosophical arguments into contact with desire, resentment, love, and a murder investigation. The linked Everyman’s Library edition is translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.

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The story behind it.

A family novel about faith, doubt, responsibility, and the difficulty of judging another person.

Brothers with different responses

Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha bring different temperaments and commitments into a family shaped by their father. Their relationships carry the novel’s questions about faith, freedom, and responsibility.

A story told within the story

Ivan tells Alyosha The Grand Inquisitor. The chapter becomes a separate encounter while retaining its place inside the brothers’ conversation.

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