
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1880
Dostoyevsky's final novel and his best. The Grand Inquisitor chapter alone generates more debate than most writers' entire careers. Freud called it the greatest novel ever written; he wasn't exaggerating by much.
Literary Fiction · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.