Kantika

This Bicentennial Edition presents Dostoevsky’s final and most ambitious novel in the award‑winning Pevear–Volokhonsky translation, celebrated for its accuracy, clarity, and preservation of Dostoevsky’s multiple voices.

The introduction situates the novel as a psychological, philosophical, and spiritual epic centered on the turbulent Karamazov family: the corrupt patriarch Fyodor Pavlovich and his three sons—Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha. Their conflicts unfold through a murder mystery, courtroom drama, and profound debates on morality, faith, free will, and human suffering.