The Brothers Karamazov Author:Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov, the culmination of Dostoyevsky's work, was completed in 1880, shortly before his death. A story of parricide and fraternal jealousy profoundly involves the questions of anarchism, atheism, and the existence of Gold. — This first volume in David Magarshack's excellent modern translation introduces Fyodor Karamozov, a mean a... more »nd disreputable Russian landowner, and his three legitimate songs: Dmitry, a profligate army officer: Ivan, a writer with revolutionary ideas; and Alexey, a religious novice. THey meet to resolve a family dispute in the presence of the monk Zossima.« less