The Brothers Karamazov
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Publisher Description
This novel “The Brothers Karamazov” by Dostoyevsky , set in 19th-century Russia, is considered one of the Supreme achievements in literature of the world. "The Brothers Karamazov" is a philosophical book, which enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, reason, and against a modernizing Russia, with a plot that revolves around the theme of patricide. The novel tells of a fictional murder to Staraya Russa committed by an named praporshchik Dmitry Ilynskov, who is thought to have killed his father. In writing the Brothers Karamazov Dostoyevsky was also affected by personal tragedy: the death of the son of epilepsy three years; the pain of the novelist is evident throughout the book.
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The depth, complexity, and length of what many consider to be Dostoyevski's best work make it one of the hardest classic novels to bring to audio. The philosophical novel/murder mystery set in 19th-century Russia requires a strong and versatile narrator to keep listeners going for the day-and-a-half-plus duration. Thankfully, narrator Constantine Gregory masters the challenge. In doing so, he manages the omniscient third-person narration by using a pleasant mellifluous tone that invites the listener to relax and approach the text patiently and carefully. The novel also features first-person voices from the large cast of characters, such as Father Zosima, who, naturally enough, argues for the existence of a higher power and Gregory is able to imbue those sections with enough individuality to make them as distinct as the author intended.
