The Brothers Karamazov (Signet Classics)
This turbulent story centers on the murder of Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov, a corrupt, loutish landowner, and the aftermath for his sons: the passionate Dmitri, the coldly intellectual Ivan, the spiritual Alexey, and the bastard Smerdyakov.
This turbulent story centers on the murder of Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov, a corrupt, loutish landowner, and the aftermath for his sons: the passionate Dmitri, the coldly intellectual Ivan, the spiritual Alexey, and the bastard Smerdyakov.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451530608 (0451530608)
Publish date: December 4th 2007
Publisher: Signet Classics
Pages no: 908
Edition language: English
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