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The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue [Book]

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To ask for Dostoevsky’s best book is to ask for the key that unlocks his entire universe. The Brothers Karamazov is his testament; Notes from Underground is his diagnosis; but * * is his laboratory. It is the novel where his great themes—the danger of rational egoism, the possibility of redemption through suffering, the sacredness of human life—are forged in the fire of an unforgettable story. For its perfect balance of idea and action, of philosophy and nightmare, it is Dostoevsky’s best book and arguably the greatest novel ever written about the conscience of a murderer. The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts

The novel’s greatness lies in its dissection of a dangerous idea. Raskolnikov is not a common criminal but an intellectual. He has conceived a chilling theory: that extraordinary men (Napoleon, for instance) have the right to transgress ordinary morality in the service of a higher goal. By murdering the "useless old woman," he seeks to prove he is a Napoleon, not a trembling louse. The Brothers Karamazov is his testament; Notes from