Brothers Karamazov

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator

Narrated by: Simon Vance

The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoevsky's crowning life work and stands among the best novels in world literature.

The book probes the possible roles of four brothers in the unresolved murder of their father, Fyodor Karamazov. At the same time, it carefully explores the personalities and inclinations of the brothers themselves. Their psyches together represent the full spectrum of human nature, the continuum of faith and doubt.

Ultimately, this novel seeks to understand the real meaning of faith and existence and includes much beneficial philosophical and spiritual discussion that moves the reader towards faith. An incredibly enjoyable and edifying story!

Public Domain (P)2005 Mission Audio

Fantastic story

I can’t even comprehend the depth of human understanding this required. Incredible work. Definitely a level of storytelling from a lost era. If you have the time, a terrific journey.

Outstanding

This is easily the best version of the book I've tried. It is crisp, clear, focused and fast. By fast, I mean that it has narrative drive and speed, and never loses your interest. At 20 hours, it is the ideal length. In a book that needed surgery, the guy knew exactly where to cut. Not only is it abridged, however, it has been revised. The best thing he did was to dispense with the Russian patronymic. For example, he calls Ivan "Ivan," not "Ivan Fydorovich," which is an earful as well as a mouthful. Without sacrificing richness or depth--without sacrificing what makes Dostoevsky great--it reads like a contemporary novel in English, not a big, shaggy bear of a novel from the 19th century. I wish he'd do the same for "War and Peace."

Masterpiece

The magnum opus of an already prolific author. He understands the human condiction better than any other.

It’s called a classic for a reason

Simon Vance is one of the best, and he interprets this translation of this classic with poise and precision. The theology and philosophy is as rich as the character development. Dostoevsky is at his best here. So many twists and turns!

Really enjoyed this

I have tried to read this book at least 3 times and could never get past the first few chapters. I am ecstatic that I found this recording. I finally know who murdered Fyodor Karamazov!

Even Abridged, it's a long book..

This book is deep. There is a lot of good stuff in it if you can stick with it. I found myself having to skip back because I missed something. I'm glad I got the Abridged version...

Old favorite and new favorite

I’ve always loved this story, and love it even more performed masterfully Simon Vance. A beautiful combination!

And not just for one listen

Dostoyevsky at his best. One of the greatest novels of all time. A good translation that was well read,

If you are interested in the humanities, you will hear well crafted defensives of various points of view weaved within the plot.

And if you are interested in law, the final speeches of both lawyers are worth studying.

This was my second time I listened to this book.

Just Wonderful

One of my favorite novels read beautifully by Simon Vance. It comes so much more alive and memorable when read by Simon Vance that each scene is written indelibly on your soul that it can be brought up in memory whenever you need it to make you a better person in moments of crisis and we all can toss a few bread crumbs for the Sparrows.

Tears at the stone

2nd time I listened. The subplot of the children meant the most to me. I lost a friend I loved and it hit home.