| ISBN |
9780140449242 (paperback) |
| Classification |
F DOST |
| Personal Name |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
| Uniform Title |
Bratʹi︠a︡ Karamazovy. |
| Title |
The brothers Karamazov : a novel in four parts and an epilogue / Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff. |
| Production & Copyright Details |
London ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin, 2003. |
| Physical Description |
xxx, 1013 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Content type |
text |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
| Note |
"First published 1880"--Title page verso. |
| "Reissued with revisions 2003"--Title page verso. |
| Translation from the Russian. |
| Summary Note |
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 figures 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. 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. |
| Subject - Topical Term |
Fathers and sons -- Fiction |
| Brothers -- Fiction |
| Subject - Geographic Name |
Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction |
| Added Entry - Personal Name |
McDuff, David, 1945- translator, author of introduction, etc., writer of added commentary. |
