num_pages: 95
description: The Grand Inquisitor is a parable told by Ivan to Alyosha in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, The Brothers Karamazov. Ivan and Alyosha are brothers; Ivan is a committed atheist and Alyosha is a novice monk. The Grand Inquisitor is an important part of the novel and one of the best-known passages in modern literature because of its ideas about human nature and freedom, and because of its fundamental ambiguity.
language: German
title: Der Großinquisitor. Aus dem Fünften Buch des Romans 'Die Brüder Karamasow'.
titlecomplete: Der Großinquisitor. Aus dem Fünften Buch des Romans 'Die Brüder Karamasow'.
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Philosophy, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Russian Literature, Russia
ratings_count: 6065
publisher: Ammann