Name: Fyodor (Mikhaylovich) Dostoevsky (1821-1881)

Category: Author

Location: Born November 11, 1821 in Moscow; Died February 9, 1881 in Saint Petersburg.

Published work: The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov is a story of acrimonious phratry rivalries. Fyodor is an extravagant fool and travels with his second son Ivan. Old Fyodor Karamozov’s youngest son Alyosha lives with and respects greatly the wise Father Zossima. Dmitri, the oldest son is angry with his father over whether he owes Fyodor debts or Fyodor owes him an inheritance. Katerina Ivanova has proposed marriage to Dmitri who with his father are in competition for the love of Grushenka, the father having taken out 3,000 rubles to bribe Grushenka away from his son. Dmitri threatens to kill his father. Throughout the drama, Alyosha is the confidante of his brothers, and Ivan confides of his love for Katerina and the pessimistic poem The Grand Inquisitor that he has written. When Father Zossima dies a controversy arises at the monastery about his possible sainthood. The stories of the brothers continues with ever more confused loves and the murder of Fyodor. The fate of brother Dmitri with the possibility of a lengthy exile in Siberia is the final issue at stake. The Brothers Karamazov was written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1880 and translated by Vova Youskevitch in 2001.

Publication Date: 2007

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