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“The Brothers Karamazov is a real detective novel, a very rare phenomenon for 19th-century Russian fiction. We have a mysterious murder here, we have several suspects, we have a courtroom investigation, and we do not know eventually, not for sure, who is the culprit.” Read more...
Boris Akunin, Thriller and Crime Writer
“Dostoevsky was a devout Christian and The Brothers Karamazov, his last and possibly greatest novel, was a heartfelt plea for the necessity of faith. The phrase ‘If God does not exist, everything is permitted’ is often attributed to Dostoevsky. He actually never wrote that, but the sentiment certainly runs through much of his work, and most especially through The Brothers Karamazov.” Read more...
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Kenan Malik, Science Writer
“This book taught me something I knew on a much deeper level but did not have the language or the reasoning to state: that innocence is something very durable and interior, and also evanescent.” Read more...
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Rachel Kushner, Novelist
“A host of deep philosophical questions are at work in the book: about, say, the existence of God, the nature of morality without God, and the role of free will.” Read more...
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Christian B Miller, Philosopher
“Dostoyevsky himself was a passionate Orthodox Christian, but he felt the flames of unbelief as much as anybody.” Read more...
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Richard Harries, Theologians & Historians of Religion
