The Gambler is a short literature & fiction novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a former wealthy Russian general. The first-person narrative is classic world literature told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is indebted to the Frenchman de Criet and has mortgaged his property in Russia to pay only a small amount of his debt. Upon learning of the illness of his wealthy aunt, "Grandmother," he sends streams of telegrams to Moscow and...

The Brothers Karamazov, which is also translated as The Karamazov Brothers, is a world literature & fiction noveld. The Russian novel is the final book written by Russian literature & fiction iconic author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Fyodor Dostoyevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, and he died less than four months after it was published. The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical regional & cultural novel set in 19th century Russia that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. The novel touches on history & criticism, however it is a...

Notes from Underground is a world literature novella written by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1864. The world literature & fiction classic focuses on the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator, generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man, who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. The first part of the story is told in monologue form, or the underground man's diary, and attacks emerging Western philosophy, especially Nikolay Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done? The second part of the book is called Apropos of the Wet Snow, and describes certain...

This literary masterpiece by one of the world's greatest authors is brought to vibrant life in this new adaptation. Four estranged brothers unexpectedly come together in their father's village, knowing that one intends to commit a terrible crime, but not knowing which of them will do it. Every fact, every motive, every belief about human nature, faith and redemption are questioned in this dynamic quest for truth.

"Anthony Clarvoe's adaptation of Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is a grand achievement, a reminder of how good theater can be. This excellent show satisfies...

Crime and Punishment Prestupleniye i nakazaniye; is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his return from 10 years of exile in Siberia. Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of his "mature" period of writing. Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg...

Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky

A new translation of Dostoevsky's epic masterpiece, Crime and Punishment (1866). The impoverished student Raskolnikov decides to free himself from debt by killing an old moneylender, an act he sees as elevating himself above conventional morality. Like Napoleon he will assert his will and his crime will be justified by its elimination of "vermin" for the sake of the greater good. But Raskolnikov is torn apart by fear, guilt, and a growing conscience under the influence of his love for Sonya. Meanwhile the police detective Porfiry is on his trial. It is a powerfully psychological...