The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky poured his final energy into The Brothers Karamazov, a sprawling novel that ran as a serial in The Russian Messenger from January 1879 to November 1880. He completed the manuscript just months before his death, leaving behind a work of over 700 pages that examines the depths of human nature. Set against the backdrop of a modernizing Russia, the story follows three sons and their father in a small town where moral decay runs deep. The narrative centers on the murder of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, an event that forces each brother to confront their own beliefs about God, free will, and justice.[edit]