The Brothers Karamazov

This book is one of the masterpieces of the great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Through the lens of a true story of patricide, the novel depicts the intense conflict between the elder Karamazov and his three sons, representing two generations. Greedy and lustful, the elder Karamazov monopolizes the inheritance left to his sons by his wife and competes with his eldest son, Dmitri, for the affections of a womanizing woman. One night, suspecting his lover of meeting the elder Karamazov, Dmitri breaks into his home and, in a rage, nearly bludgeons the elder Karamazov to death. After his hasty escape, the elder Karamazov's illegitimate son, Smerdyakov, feigning illness, quietly murders his father, resulting in a complex murder that shocks the entire Russian nation and sets in motion a series of thrilling events. The work explores the complex complexities of society, family, morality, and human nature, and embodies the author's highest artistic achievement.

出版日期/Publication Date：February 1, 2015
出版社/Publisher：上海译文出版社
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页数/Page: 985