{"product_id":"9781805332060-a-bad-business","title":"A Bad Business","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssential Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reminds us how extremely funny he could be' A.N. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The man more than any other who has created modern prose' James Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA refreshingly accessible way in to this iconic Russian writer, focusing on his shorter works. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom scorching satire to unexpected tenderness, this selection of Dostoyevsky's short fiction shows off his dazzling versatility as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn it, a civil servant finds a new passion for his work when he's swallowed alive by a crocodile; an arrogant gentleman provokes uproar at a subordinate's wedding, and in the marital bed; and a young boy finds unexpected salvation on a cold and desolate Christmas Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis vivid new translation by prestigious co-translators captures all the Russian master's sharp comedy, psychological intensity and impossible fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Nicolas Pasternak-Slater and Maya Slater\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. A strong critic of the tsarist regime, he spent four years in a Siberian prison camp followed by six years of military service in exile. A renowned writer and journalist, his masterpieces of psychological and existential fiction include \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57731675095414,"sku":"9781805332060","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41143512_a118b3a0-12af-4e58-ade4-5d8bc4369b92.jpg?v=1778119779","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805332060-a-bad-business","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}