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The Brothers Karamazov

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The Brothers Karamazov

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, David McDuff - translator
Narrated by: Luke Thompson
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This Penguin Classic is performed by Luke Thompson, best known for his role in the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton. This definitive recording includes an introduction by David McDuff.  

The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, driven to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov. Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.

Translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff.

©2003 David McDuff (P)2021 Penguin Audio Classics Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Fiction Thought-Provoking Scary
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"The most magnificent novel ever written." (Sigmund Freud)
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just wanted to say that Luke Thompson is unbelievable. His performance of the characters is outstanding, and he deserves awards and plaudits. His evocation of Fyodor Karamazov is extremely memorable. He elevates a classic in world literature to even higher heights.

Great performance of a great book

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The best narration - adds so much to the dialogue, brings out meaning and makes it easier to follow. The voices and accents are brilliant! Adds so much to an incredible book. The narrator deserves awards for this!

Incredible voice acting adds so much

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Spectacular narration. Really astonished by the amount of individual voices the narrator uses, and how full of life and character each one is. Give him all the awards.

Best narrated audiobook of all time

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this is it. The ultimate experience and immersion. Top tier narration, so good. can't praise it enough. This is what an audiobook should be. really engaging and enjoyable experience for a Mt Everest of literature, the Beethoven's symphony of novels.

best narration

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A hard book to start due to the numerous characters and the various nicknames, they all use for each other. However, if you manage to persist, you get to enjoy a real masterpiece. The intricacies of each character are superbly laid out. The depth that the author goes through is incredible, and the richness of the prose in the dialogue is to aspire to. I now understand why it is so highly recommended. 

What a Masterpiece

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