Fyodor Dostoyevsky



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19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote psychologically intense novels which probed the motivations and moral justifications for his characters’ actions. Dostoyevsky commonly addressed themes such as the struggle between good and evil within the human soul and the idea of salvation through suffering. The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880), generally considered Dostoyevsky’s best work, interlaces religious exploration with the story of a family’s violent quarrels over a woman and a disputed inheritance. This excerpt from the work (recited by an actor) demonstrates the profound nature of the questions Dostoyevsky’s writing poses.

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Russian Literature; Novel; Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhaylovich

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