Which Dostoevsky novel centers on a provincial family called the Karamazovs?

The Brothers Karamazov is the Dostoevsky novel centered on the provincial Karamazov family.

The family consists primarily of the irresponsible father Fyodor Pavlovich and his sons Dmitri, Ivan, Alyosha, and the servants’ son Smerdyakov. Their relationships drive the novel’s major conflicts, including disputes over money, inheritance, love, belief, and guilt.

The story is set largely in the fictional Russian town of Skotoprigonievsk. The town’s name is sometimes overlooked because the novel’s title identifies the family rather than its setting. The family structure is more important to the plot than any single location.

Published in 1880, the novel is also known for the chapters “Rebellion” and “The Grand Inquisitor,” in which Ivan discusses suffering, freedom, and religious faith with his brother Alyosha.