The Brothers Karamazov
Russian novelist, 1821–1881.
The Brothers Karamazov is an 1879 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated from Russian.
In family saga
On 4 of the 10 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- First published
- Serialised 1879–80
- Length
- 928 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from Russian
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Philosophical, Religion and faith, Family saga
Is The Brothers Karamazov worth reading?
4 of the 10 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 21 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 28 | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Brothers Karamazov
The edition we link to is the WW Norton & Co paperback (2024), 928 pages.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co (paperback, 2024)
- Pages
- 928
- ISBN
- 9781324095101
How critics and readers rate The Brothers Karamazov
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 62% of the points available on critics' lists, against 18% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Brothers Karamazov
If you liked The Brothers Karamazov, try Crime and Punishment, Ulysses or War and Peace.
