Philosopher Walter Kauffman called one novel by this author the ―best overture for existentialism ever written‖. One novel of his contains a famous section dealing with religious questions, sometimes 
Philosopher Walter Kauffman called one novel by this author the ―best overture for existentialism ever written‖. One novel of his contains a famous section dealing with religious questions, sometimes read on its own, called "The Grand Inquisitor".  That novel is split into two parts--the first a lengthy discussion of philosophical questions and the second the story of the protagonist, his job in the St. Petersburg civil service, and his relationship with the prostitute Liza-- and is titled Notes from Underground.  Aloysha, Dmitri, and Ivan are the title characters of that novel, The Brothers Karamazov. The author‘s most famous novel charts the psychological aftereffects of a double murder committed by Raskolnikov. FTP, who is this Russian author of Crime and Punishment.
Philosopher Walter Kauffman called one novel by this author the ―best overture for existentialism ever written‖.