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Marilyn, Grushenka And The Brothers Karamazov

23 Saturday Aug 2008

Posted by marina72 in Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe

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Anna Sten, Arthur Miller, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Johnny Hyde, Maria Schell, Marilyn Monroe, Natasha Lytess, The Brothers Karamazov

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The Brothers Karamazov, the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, was published in 1880. It is a story of three brothers who become implicated in the murder of their corrupt father, also named Fyodor. Dmitri, his eldest son, is a soldier, mired in a life of debauched excess. Ivan is a student, much disturbed by the irrationality of the world, while Alexei, the youngest of the brothers, is an idealistic novice monk. Both Dmitri and his father, Fyodor, fight for the affections of Grushenka, a peasant girl who has risen to the dubious status of courtesan. And in a further twist, Ivan falls for Dmitri’s erstwhile fiancée, the proud and haughty Katerina. Continue reading →

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