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The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

First published
1880
Reading level
Easy
Price
Free

About the book

"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published between 1879 and 1880. Set in 19th-century Russia, this passionate philosophical work explores profound questions of God, free will, and morality. The story revolves around the volatile Karamazov family: a disreputable father and his three sons—sensual Dmitri, intellectual Ivan, and idealistic Alyosha. As tensions escalate over inheritance and romantic entanglements, the novel delves into faith, doubt, and reason, with patricide at the heart of its dramatic plot.

  • Didactic fiction
  • Fathers and sons
  • Russia
  • Brothers

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #28054. The Brothers Karamazov on Wikipedia.

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