What’s the best audiobook of The Brothers Karamazov?
Unabridged audiobooks are available for three different English translations of The Brothers Karamazov.
Unabridged audiobooks are available for three different English translations of The Brothers Karamazov.
So, you want to read Dostoevsky’s darkest and most hilarious novel, a controversial political satire, the title of which has been variously rendered as The Possessed, The Devils, Devils, and Demons? By all accounts, it’s intense! You’ve got five in-print English translations to choose from, seven in total.
“The Idiot has merits that equal, and, in some cases, surpass those of Dostoyevsky’s other masterpieces…. The Idiot was also Dostoyevsky’s personal favorite.” —Gary Rosenshield
Unabridged Audiobooks are available for three different English translations of Crime and Punishment.
Dostoevsky died before writing the second half of the two-part story he wanted to tell with these characters, but this half is nevertheless a much-admired achievement.
Know someone who loves Russian literature? These editions make good gifts!
“Not to have read it is a crime, and reading it is the punishment.”
I was happy with the Garnett translation; not so happy with the Nietzschean philosophy.