{"product_id":"yevgeny-onegin-1","title":"Yevgeny Onegin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Timeless insight into the human heart' - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An immortal and unequalled poem' - Fyodor Dostoyevksy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe greatest work by the founder of modern Russian literature - a timeless story of vanity and love, in a startlingly modern translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aristocratic Yevgeny Onegin has come into his inheritance, leaving the glamour of St Petersburg's social life to take up residence at his uncle's country estate. Master of the nonchalant bow, the aristocratic Onegin is the very model of a social butterfly - a fickle dandy, liked by all for his wit and easy ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the shy and passionate Tatyana falls in love with him, Onegin condescendingly rejects her, and instead diverts himself by flirting with her sister, Olga - with terrible consequences. One of the greatest works in all Russian literature, \u003cem\u003eYevgeny Onegin\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless story of vanity, innocence and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Anthony Briggs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Pushkin was born in 1799. He published his first poem when he was a teenager, and in 1820 his first long poem - \u003cem\u003eRuslan and Lyudmila\u003c\/em\u003e - made him famous. His work, including the novel-in-verse \u003cem\u003eYevgeny Onegin\u003c\/em\u003e, the poem \u003cem\u003eThe Bronze Horseman\u003c\/em\u003e, the play \u003cem\u003eBoris Godunov\u003c\/em\u003e and the short story 'The Queen of Spades', has secured his place as one of the greatest writers, in any language, ever to have lived. He died aged just 37, having been wounded in a duel - Pushkin's 29th - by his brother-in-law.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55405181632856,"sku":"9781805332015","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781805332015.jpg?v=1778734882","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/yevgeny-onegin-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}