The Brothers Karamazov (Annotated with Critical Essay and Biography)

Download or read book The Brothers Karamazov (Annotated with Critical Essay and Biography) written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and published by Golgotha Press. This book was released on 2011-06-17 with total page 1345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brothers Karamazov is a novel of realism and tells a dynastic story. It explores life and what it means through the use of a dysfunctional family, the Karamazovs. The family is headed by Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, a cruel landowner, who has neglected and emotionally abuses his three sons. The eldest son, Dmitry, is in competition with his father over the same woman, although he is engaged to another. The same son has given up his inheritance in order to have money immediately, but suspects his father is cheating him financially.