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The Brothers Karamazov: (Bicentennial Edition)

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Ben Miles
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Ratings
Book
24
Narrator
13
Release Date
May 7, 2024
Duration
42 hours 16 minutes
Summary
This program is read by renowned English actor Ben Miles, best known for his narration of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy.

“Ben Miles's English accent is perfect for the text of this recent, award-winning translation. He delivers narrative sections in a consistent tone, and his expression is perfect…An excellent match of voice and text.”—AudioFile

Winner of the Pen/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize

The award-winning translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel of psychological realism.

The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons—the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, is social and spiritual striving, in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture.

This award-winning translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal
inventiveness of Dostoevsky’s prose, preserving the multiple voices, the humor, and the surprising modernity of the original. It is an achievement worthy of Dostoevsky’s last and greatest novel.

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Reviews
Profile Avatar Gudlaug Mar 2026

A great book with spiritual, theological, and philosophical reflections..... and what a narrator

Profile Avatar Alex D. Mar 2026

Great

Profile Avatar Ishan A. Dec 2025

Beautifully and very naturally narrated. I would recommend this narration.

Profile Avatar Rane G. Nov 2025

This became the favorite novel I'd ever read before I was even halfway through. Deeply important for everyone to read, and so relevant to today's world, you could be forgiven for thinking it was written by a contemporary author. Excelled t narration as well! Five stars.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Apr 2025

Intense, complex but a most worthwhile read. Excellent narrator

Profile Avatar Anonymous Apr 2025

Read this when I was in college and loved it. Listening to it now, many years later, was only better because the narrator was so spot on!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2024

Possibly one of the greatest novels I have ever read/listened to. A philosophical treastise, a crime novel, and a psychological thriller packed in one. A must. Narration was perfect for my taste, especially the timing between chapters and the voice acting. Translation is perfection, subtly reminding that it is a translation at points, while also being a free flowing wonderful English text.

Profile Avatar LibbyFrench Jul 2024

A masterpiece with an excellent narrator.

The Brothers Karamazov: (Bicentennial Edition)

The Brothers Karamazov: (Bicentennial Edition)

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Read by: Ben Miles
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