| Record Number |
893385 |
| ISBN |
9780140449242 (paperback) |
| Author |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 author. |
| Title |
The brothers Karamazov : a novel in four parts and an epilogue / Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Penguin, 2003. |
| Pagination etc. |
xxx, 1013 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
| Contents note |
"First published 1880"--Title page verso. |
| "Reissued with revisions 2003"--Title page verso. |
| 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. |
| Language note |
Translation from the Russian. |
| Subject |
Fathers and sons -- Fiction |
| Brothers -- Fiction |
| Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction |
| Added Author |
McDuff, David, 1945- translator,
author of introduction, etc.,
writer of added commentary. |
| Shelf Location |
F DOST |
