2006-12-10 11:16:53 · 5 answers · asked by Zoran V 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Brothers Karamozov. Dostoevsky summed up his own literary career as a study of people (specifically the human mind, as is evident in the themes of his works). The Brothers Karamozov (his last work) is essentially the culmination of his struggle to understand the human mind, and ultimately represents a sort of spiritual biography, told through the thoughts and actions of its characters. The depth of the novel and the way that Dostoevsky develops his characters is nothing less than intriguing, and despite its intimidating size, the novel was one of the most pleasurable and rewarding things I ever read.
Notes from Underground (a "short novel") would also be worth checking into. Probably my second favorite, it is a very thought-provoking read...one of those you have to take notes in and review later to realize its fullness.
2006-12-10 15:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by just an inkling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a tough one because he was such a prolific writer. Of all his books to me the Crime and Punishment is the best but also The Idiot is good and The Brothers Karamazov is great
I suppose Crime and Punishment is his most renown work
2006-12-10 11:26:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not considering 'Notes from Underground', then?
Crime & Punishment clearly outlines the consequences of attempting to intellectualise morality and blur the line between moral and immoral acts. It's bleak and punitive.
2006-12-10 11:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Minmi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the way a reader is forced to draw within to examine her/his self while reading a book is a criteria .... Then "Crime & Punisment" is absolutely the best.
2006-12-10 18:03:27 · answer #4 · answered by Vaakshri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favourite is "The Idiot", because it examines social hypocrisy in which a wise, spiritual man is considered a naive fool.
2006-12-10 11:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by vmh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋