Arthur Miller was inspired to become a writer shortly after graduating high school when he readThe Brothers Karamazov. Although he originally picked it up because he thought it was a detective story, Miller became fascinated by Dostoevsky's novel, and it aroused in him a love of serious literature. He would later refer to it as "the great book of wonder".
. Although he originally picked it up because he thought it was a detective story, Miller became fascinated by Dostoevsky's novel, and it aroused in him a love of serious literature. He would later refer to it as "the great book of wonder".