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Barnes and Noble Classics
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English
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Based on a true event, in which a young revolutionary was murdered by his comrades, The Possessed provoked a storm of controversy for its harsh depiction of a ruthless band of Russian intellectuals, atheists, socialists, anarchists, and other radicals who attempt to incite the population of a small provincial town to revolt against the government. In contrast to Dostoevsky's savage portrait of these radicals and the violent ideas that have possessed...
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The story of a high-born woman and the tragic fate that befalls her when she allows her passion for a handsome officer, Count Vronsky, to dominate her life. Anna's tempestuous story is contrasted with that of Konstantin Levin, who also demands something more of life than his position allows. Tolstoy uses the stories of these two characters and their different worlds to explore social, moral, and philosophical issues. He exposes the Russian aristocracy's...
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Penguin Books
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English
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Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and...
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Nhà xuất bản Văn học Dân Trí - Đông A,Tsai Fong Books
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Vietnamese
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Anh em nhà Karamazov, tác phẩm cuối cùng của Dostoevsky, chính là kiệt tác vĩ đại nhất mà ông để lại cho hậu thế sau hơn bốn chục năm miệt mài lao động văn học. Bằng ngòi bút thiên tài của mình, Dostoevsky đã phản ánh tình trạng hỗn loạn xã hội của nước Nga nửa sau thế kỷ 19 qua sự tan rã và những bi kịch trong nhà Karamazov, cùng với đó là cuộc “tìm...
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Picador, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Bicentennial edition.
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English
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"The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the "wicked and sentimental" Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons--the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, its social and spiritual...
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