The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Debra Winger, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky

The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Бра́тья Карама́зовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy, pronounced [ˈbratʲjə kərɐˈmazəvɨ]), also translated as The Karamazov Brothers, is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger from January 1879 to November 1880. Dostoevsky died less than four months after its publication. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that enters deeply into questions of God, free will, and morality. It is a theological drama dealing with problems of faith, doubt and reason in the context of a modernizing Russia, with a plot that revolves around the subject of patricide. Dostoevsky composed much of the novel in Staraya Russa, which inspired the main setting. It has been acclaimed as one of the supreme achievements in literature.

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possm@bookwyrm.tilde.zone hat Les frères Karamazov von Fyodor Dostoevsky besprochen

Truly an experience

5,0 stars

Inhaltswarnung I mention some aspects of the ending

Reading this novel moved many things in me - emotionally, intellectually, etc. It was an incredible experience.

Some superficial thoughts: The antisemitism. Maybe I found it particularly striking because I just finished a book about antisemitism, but wtf is with the constantly recurring, seemingly random antisemitism that adds nothing to the characterization or story? On a similar note, man does Dostoevsky not like women. I remember "The Idiot" was similar in this regard. Of course all 19th century novels contain sexism, but there are degrees. I wish Ivan had gotten more "screen time". Feels a bit like he had the big philosophical dialogue, then disappeared into the background, and only came back in time to go insane at the end. I would have liked more of him. The two other brothers were great. I guess more Smerdiakov would have been nice too. And it would have been nice if the author hated Smerdiakov less. A more sympathetic characterization of him would have improved the story a bit I think. I enjoyed the "schoolboys" side story a lot. I didn't enjoy the trial at the end and had to force myself through it. The epilogue on the other hand was totally amazing and made me cry. I liked all the monastery stuff.

That's all the unqualified thoughts I want to share about The Brothers Karamazov here. Reading this book was truly an experience, these past weeks it overshadowed my life. Next time I read it I'll probably go for a German or English translation, or maybe a different French one. I'd like to know how different the translations make the text.

Fernando Serra hat Os Irmãos Karamazov von Fyodor Dostoevsky besprochen (A Obra-Prima de Cada Autor)

Uma obra densa demais para os tempos rápidos atuais.

5,0 stars

Nesse livro Dostoievski me surpreendeu com uma narrativa bem construída, detalhada e rica.

Conheço livros detalhados, no entanto esse me surpreendeu. Quem diria que Ilucha teria papel tão importante? Quem diria que Katalina e Mitya teriam um momento de redenção? Discordo apenas em uma parte do narrador, mas longe de mim querer ditar algo a obra. Aliocha não é o herói aqui, talvez apenas o mais virtuoso. Acho que não há heróis entre os Karamazov.

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5,0 stars

No doubt it's Dostoevskij Masterpiece. The whole essence of the human being in a single piece of writing