The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

By his first wife, Fyodor Karamazov sired one son—Dmitri—and by his second wife, two sons—Ivan and Alyosha. None of the Karamazov, boys, however, was reared in the family home. Their mothers dead and their father a drunken fornicator, they were parceled out to various relatives. Fyodor could not have been more grateful; he could devote all energy and time to his notorious orgies.... More