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Winner of the Pen/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize
A handsome new collectible edition of Pevear and Volokhonsky's peerless translation of Dostoevsky's masterpiece with a new foreword from Karl Ove Knausgaard.
The Brothers Karamazov is a classic that only gets more timely with the ages. In its account of the murder trial of Fyodor Karamazov, it was the true-crime phenomenon of its day; in its study of how his three archetypally different sons butt heads and come under scrutiny in the wake of his death, it calls to mind any number of modern-day dramas about succession and power struggles. But most significantly, it is an unparalleled exploration of faith and morality, and a probing inquisition into the existence of God and free will. Through this gripping account of this family saga, Dostoevsky paints a portrait of Russia at a pivotal moment in its history--perched perilously between great freedom and great tragedy.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky's successful first book, Poor Folk, came out 175 years ago today when the author was only 24 years old. But in a life beset by drama worthy of, say, a Russian novel, it would be many years before he produced a notable follow-up. Here we explore the literary giant’s best books and how they mirror his extraordinary life.
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