A philosophical novel and theological fiction that combines elements of a family drama, murder mystery, and courtroom thriller. Plot and Themes
The story is set in the 19th-century Russian town of Skotoprigonyevsk and centers on the dysfunctional Karamazov family. FraЕЈii Karamazov (1880)
( The Brothers Karamazov ), published in 1880 , is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky . It is widely considered his masterpiece and one of the supreme achievements in world literature. A philosophical novel and theological fiction that combines
Brat'ya Karamazovy (Братья Карамазовы). published in 1880
Dostoevsky died in early 1881, less than four months after the novel's completion.
It was serialized in The Russian Messenger from January 1879 to November 1880; the first separate edition was published in December 1880 .