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: French
title: Le Poème du Grand Inquisiteur
titlecomplete: Le Poème du Grand Inquisiteur
genres: Fiction, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Classics, Philosophy, Classic Literature, Russia, Literature, Short Stories, Novels
ratings_count: 6059
publisher: FOLLE AVOINE