Brothers Karamazov

Description:

The final novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, first published as Bratya Karamazovy in 1879-80, and generally considered to be his masterpiece. It is the story of Fyodor Karamazov and his sons Alyosha, Dmitry, and Ivan. It is also a story of patricide, into the sordid unfolding of which Dostoyevsky introduces a love-hate struggle with profound psychological and spiritual implications. Throughout the whole novel there persists a search for faith, for God--the central idea of the work. The dramatization of Ivan's repudiation of God is concentrated in the famous "Legend of the Grand Inquisitor." A response to Ivan is contained in the preaching of the monk Zosima that the secret of universal harmony is not achieved by the mind but by the heart. --The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature.

subjects: Crime and criminals,  Russian literature,  Fiction,  Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, psychological,  Fathers and sons, fiction,  Brothers, fiction,  Fiction, family life, general,  Translations into English,  Social life and customs,  Manners and customs,  Fathers and sons,  Brothers

People: Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881)

Places: Russia,  Russia (Federation)

Times: 1533-1917