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This work is certainly high on the list of the greatest novels ever written. It is rumored that Faulkner read this work once a year. And for good reason: it goes deeper and further than most novelists will accomplish in a lifetime. Freud considered it the greatest novel written. The novel concerns three brothers (no spoilers here) and a murdered father. One of the brothers is accused of murdering his father (hence Freud's fascination with the novel). Each of the three brothers represents a part
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I would consider the Brothers K as the greatest novel ever written. Certainly very influential and grandiose in scope. The multi layered themes and characterizations transcend time and place in understanding humanity.
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