Brothers Karamazov

THE BROTHERS Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Dostoevsky's crowning masterpiece and the quintessential expression of his thought, The Brothers Karamazov tells the tale of a man’s murder and the search to discover his murderer. As a novel, this book has every requisite: romance; vengeance; murder; intrigue; religion; philosophy; and a big dose of “whodunit.” Dostoevsky is without peer in his capacity for depicting numerous plausible characters and, thereby, presenting different lines of philosophical thought compellingly. His famous depiction of Father Zosima, the Russian staretz, is contained in this novel, as is his infamous Grand Inquisitor. The blessing of belief, the curse of unbelief, the sordidness of life lived refusing to believe and the vacuity of the apathetic life are all portrayed. If one were to read only one novel by Dostoevsky, this would be the one to choose. And, if one were to choose a translation, this would be the one. Critics have deemed this recent translation (1990) to be the most faithful to date, reflecting the wit and varied stylistic levels of Dostoevsky’s writing with a clarity that no other English translation achieves.

Everyman’s Library edition 796 pp. cloth $28.00

Farrar, Straus and Giroux edition 796 pp. paper $18.00

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