The Brothers Karamazov

Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores questions of God, free will, and morality. It is often described as a theological drama, addressing issues of faith, doubt, and reason against the backdrop of a modernizing Russia. The plot centers on the intense and troubling subject of patricide. Much of the novel was written in Staraya Russa, which also inspired its main setting. A classic from Fyodor Dostoevsky.