Introducing The Brothers Karamazov

This article is part of A Year of Great Books, a Slate Academy. Laura Miller and John Dickerson will discuss Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov on the Year of Great Books podcast in January. To learn more, read Laura Miller’s introduction to the series, or visit Slate.com/GreatBooks. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Baltimore Sun | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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