Brothers Karamazov, The

[kar-uh-mah-zawf, -zof, -maz-awf, -of]

noun

1. a novel (1880) by Dostoevsky.

The Brothers Karamazov

1. A novel by Feodor Dostoyevsky, known for its deep ethical and psychological treatment of its characters. The plot concerns the trial of one of four brothers for the murder of his father.

Example Sentences

Asked what he might read, he said that he would read some William Faulkner and certainly Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov".

From Reuters

When Ezra’s not running laps or holding a plank at the behest of an ex-Navy SEAL, he imagines himself “a saint surrounded by sinners,” like Alyosha in “The Brothers Karamazov.”

From New York Times

Husband and wife Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky are PEN Award winners for their translation of Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov,” just one of several Russian novels they’ve tackled.

From Los Angeles Times

This novel reimagines “The Brothers Karamazov” as a family drama and murder mystery centered on a Chinese immigrant family in the town of Haven, Wis.

From New York Times

Fyodor Dostoevsky, speaking as prosecutor to the jury through the character Ippolit Kirillovich in “The Brothers Karamazov,” offers a perspective I have paraphrased when speaking to juries across this country.

From Los Angeles Times