The Brothers Karamazov

Name: The Brothers Karamazov
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is a story of patricide, murder, and moral and spiritual redemption. The novel follows the lives of three brothers, Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha Karamazov, and their father, Fyodor Karamazov. Fyodor is a wealthy landowner who is known for his debauchery and lack of moral responsibility. He has three sons from two different women, and he treats them all differently. Dmitri is the eldest son and is passionate and impulsive. He is in love with a woman named Katerina, but his father is determined to marry her off to someone else. Ivan is the middle son and is a rationalist and intellectual. He is deeply troubled by the moral and spiritual questions of life. Alyosha is the youngest son and is a spiritual seeker. He is devoted to his spiritual mentor, Father Zosima, and is determined to follow his teachings. The novel follows the brothers as they struggle to come to terms with their father's behavior and their own personal issues. As the story progresses, a murder is committed and the brothers are all implicated in the crime. The novel culminates in a trial where the brothers must face the consequences of their actions. In the end, the brothers are reconciled and Alyosha is able to find spiritual redemption.

By Fyodor Dostoevsky · First published 1879 · Genre: Philosophical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Drama · 60 chapters

Chapter 1: Plans for Mitya's Escape
Chapter 1: The Breath of Corruption
Chapter 1: In the Servants' Quarters
Chapter 1: They Arrive at the Monastery
Chapter 1: The Fatal Day
Chapter 1: Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov
Chapter 1: Father Ferapont
Chapter 1: Father Zossima and His Visitors
Chapter 1: At Grushenka's
Chapter 1: Kuzma Samsonov
Chapter 1: The Beginning of Perhotin's Official Career
Chapter 1: Kolya Krassotkin
Chapter 1: The Engagement
Chapter 2: For a Moment the Lie Becomes Truth
Chapter 2: At His Father's
Chapter 2: Dangerous Witnesses
Chapter 2: The Duel
Chapter 2: The Alarm
Chapter 2: He Gets Rid of His Eldest Son
Chapter 2: Children
Chapter 2: The Old Buffoon
Chapter 2: A Critical Moment
Chapter 2: Smerdyakov With a Guitar
Chapter 2: Lyagavy
Chapter 2: Lizaveta
Chapter 2: The Injured Foot
Chapter 3: The Schoolboy
Chapter 3: The Medical Experts and a Pound of Nuts
Chapter 3: A Little Demon
Chapter 3: The Second Marriage and the Second Family
Chapter 3: The Sufferings of a Soul, the First Ordeal
Chapter 3: The Brothers Make Friends
Chapter 3: An Onion
Chapter 3: Peasant Women Who Have Faith
Chapter 3: The Confession of a Passionate Heart -- in Verse
Chapter 3: Conversations and Exhortations of Father Zossima
Chapter 3: A Meeting With the Schoolboys
Chapter 3: Ilusha's Funeral
Chapter 3: Gold-mines
Chapter 4: A Lady of Little Faith
Chapter 4: At the Hohlakovs'
Chapter 4: Cana of Galilee
Chapter 4: The Lost Dog
Chapter 4: Rebellion
Chapter 4: The Third Son, Alyosha
Chapter 4: The Confession of a Passionate Heart -- in Anecdote
Chapter 4: In the Dark
Chapter 4: Fortune Smiles on Mitya
Chapter 4: A Hymn and a Secret
Chapter 4: The Second Ordeal
Chapter 5: Elders
Chapter 5: A Sudden Catastrophe
Chapter 5: The Confession of a Passionate Heart -- "heels Up"
Chapter 5: By Ilusha's Bedside
Chapter 5: So Be It! so Be It!
Chapter 5: A Laceration in the Drawing-room
Chapter 5: The Grand Inquisitor
Chapter 5: The Third Ordeal
Chapter 5: Not You, Not You!
Chapter 5: A Sudden Resolution

The Brothers Karamazov

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