The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue (Penguin Classics S.)

Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons--the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha--are all involved at some level. Brilliantly bound up with this psychological drama is Dostoevsky's intense and disturbing exploration of many deeply felt ideas about the existence of God, freedom of will, the collective nature of guilt, and the disastrous consequences of rationalism. Filled with eloquent voices, this new translation fully realizes the power and dramatic virtuosity of Dostoevsky's most brilliant work. Fiction,General,Classics THE OUTRAGEOUS NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW AN OSCAR- AND BAFTA-WINNING FILM From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short, Michael Lewis's No.1 bestseller, tells the story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a killing. 'In the hands of Michael Lewis, anything is possible ... if you want to know how a nation lost its financial mind - and have a good laugh finding out - this is the book to read' Sunday Times 'Magnificent ... a perfect storm of brilliant writer meeting big subject' Guardian 'A triumph ... riveting ... The Big Short reads like a thriller' The Times 'A terrifying story, superbly well told' Daily Telegraph 'A rollicking good yarn' Financial Times 'Probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written' Reuters The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murder, Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur, and everyone's faith in humanity is tested. This powerful translation of The Brothers Karamazov features an introduction highlighting Dostoyevsky's recurrent themes of guilt and salvation, with a new chronology and further reading. (back cover) The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky’s crowning achievement, is a tale of patricide and family rivalry that embodies the moral and spiritual dissolution of an entire society (Russia in the 1870s). It created a national furor comparable only to the excitement stirred by the publication, in 1866, of Crime and Punishment. To Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov captured the quintessence of Russian character in all its exaltation, compassion, and profligacy. Significantly, the book was on Tolstoy’s bedside table when he died. Readers in every language have since accepted Dostoevsky’s own evaluation of this work and have gone further by proclaiming it one of the few great novels of all ages and countries. ([source][1]) "The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably; Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother Smerdyakov. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murderer, Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil blur, and everyone's faith in humanity is tested."--Publisher description 'the Most Magnificent Novel Ever Written' Sigmund Freud The Murder Of Brutal Landowner Fyodor Karamazov Changes The Lives Of His Sons Irrevocably: Mitya, The Sensualist, Whose Bitter Rivalry With His Father Immediately Places Him Under Suspicion For Parricide; Ivan, The Intellectual, Driven To Breakdown; The Spiritual Alyosha, Who Tries To Heal The Family's Rifts; And The Shadowy Figure Of Their Bastard Half-brother, Smerdyakov. Dostoyevsky's Dark Masterwork Evokes A World Where The Lines Between Innocence And Corruption, Good And Evil, Blur, And Everyone's Faith In Humanity Is Tested. Translated With An Introduction And Notes By David Mcduff

The award-winning translation of Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel.

Washington Post Book World - Donald Fanger

[Dostoevsky is] at once the most literary and compulsively readable of novelists we continue to regard as great .The Brothers Karamazov stands as the culmination of his art—his last, longest, richest, and most capacious book. [This] scrupulous rendition can only be welcomed. It returns to us a work we thought we knew, subtly altered and so made new again.

While Wall Street was busy creating the biggest credit bubble of all time, a few renegade investors saw it was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a fortune. From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, this is the outrageous story of the misfits, mavericks and geniuses who, against all odds, made the greatest financial killing in history When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts. The violent and vengeful lives of three sons are exposed when their despicable father is murdered, and each man struggles to come to terms with the guilt over his involvement in the crime The violent lives of three sons are exposed when their father is murdered and each one attempts to come to terms with his guilt. Chronology vii Introduction xi Further Reading xxix A note on the Text xxxi The Brothers Karamazov 1 Further Reading 987 A novel in four parts and an epilogue. Translated with an introduction and notes by David Mcduff

translated With An Introduction By David Mcduff.