{"product_id":"bad-business-1","title":"Bad Business","description":"\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\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\n\u003cp\u003eA refreshingly accessible way in to this iconic Russian writer, focusing on his shorter works. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 \n\n\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\n\n \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\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Nicolas Pasternak-Slater and Maya Slater\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56759670800728,"sku":"9781805332060","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781805332060.jpg?v=1781327746","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bad-business-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}