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19th Century · Novel
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky. A father’s murder draws three brothers into a sweeping examination of responsibility, suffering, belief, and moral freedom.
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- Date
- 1879–1880
- Origin
- Russia
- Era
- 19th Century
- Genre
- Novel
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Very long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A father’s murder draws three brothers into a sweeping examination of responsibility, suffering, belief, and moral freedom.
This work is included on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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