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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky follows the tumultuous lives of the Karamazov family, whose patriarch is murdered, leading to a complex investigation. Each of the four brothers—Dmitri, Ivan, Alyosha, and Smerdyakov—embodies different aspects of human nature, from spiritualism to skepticism, set against a backdrop of philosophical and existential themes about faith, free will, and morality. The novel includes themes of violence and abuse.