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The Brothers Karamazov

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Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Luke Thompson, best known for his role in the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton. This definitive recording includes an introduction by David McDuff.

The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, driven to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov. Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.

Translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff.

©2003 David McDuff (P)2021 Penguin Audio Classics Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Fiction Thought-Provoking Scary

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"The most magnificent novel ever written." (Sigmund Freud)
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A brilliant, gripping novel read exquisitely by the narrator, I've rarely heard such good narration, he entirely brings it to life. A beautiful reading of a wonderful book!

Absolutely brilliant

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This book is a madness :0 good performance and I like the northern accents and polish blokes

Unpredictable and Terrifying

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This book leaves such a mark on the listener with its themes of God, the Devil and Murder not mention the trial so brilliantly written by Dostoyevsky. His characters are so superbly brought to life and you can't but wounder how you live and breathe them through the book. The book is translated with such and air of ease of Dostoyevsky at time complex writing to make it an enjoyable listen/ reading experience.
The narration reads brilliantly which add to the overall enjoyment. Absolutely 5 ***** Andrew

Brilliant

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I disliked that he created a joyful hype within me.. and then suddenly crushed It :)) but perhaps this is what it makes it beautiful

you can't get through the book untransformed... the author gives light to see ourselves better..

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I have attempted to get through this book in paperback a few times but couldn’t find the time or motivation to deal with it. Finally got round to listening to this audio version and highly recommend it.

Although the story, in my opinion, isn’t as gripping as Crime and Punishment, it is excellent. Luke Thompson is a great narrator and does bring the characters to life well.

Brilliant!

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