Categories: Contemporary Fiction Classic Books & Novels Historical Romance Historical Romance The Brothers Karamazov 4.35 (289,844 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Penguin Classics English By (author) Fyodor Dostoyevsky , Introduction by David McDuff The most magnificent novel ever written Sigmund Freud The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, driven to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the familys rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov. Dostoyevskys dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur, and everyones faith in humanity is tested. Translated with an Introduction and notes by DAVID McDUFF Product details Format Paperback | 1056 pages Dimensions 129 x 198 x 44mm | 713g Publication date 01 Dec 2003 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Classics Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom Language English Edition Statement Reissue Illustrations note Chronology, notes 10 0140449248 13 9780140449242 Bestsellers rank 848