{"product_id":"the-crocodile-a-forgotten-gem-of-russian-satire-by-the-author-of-crime-and-punishment-paperback","title":"The Crocodile: A Forgotten Gem of Russian Satire by the Author of Crime and Punishment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFyodor Dostoevksy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. D. Cioran\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tongue-in-cheek \"true story\" follows a civil servant who suddenly gets swallowed alive by a crocodile -- but he survives, carrying on his duties and preaching socialist theories from within the crocodile's belly. Dostoevsky is best known for his understanding of the dark side of human nature, but The Crocodile proves he was equally adept at sarcastic, absurdist observations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is a renowned fiction writer, essayist and philosopher. He was born in Moscow and studied from 1838 to 1843 at the Military Engineering College at St. Petersburg. Following the success of his debut novel \"Poor Folk\" in 1846, he was arrested and sentenced to death (later commuted to exile) in 1849 for participating in the Petrashevsky Circle. Among his most important works are \"Notes from the Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed, \" and \"The Brothers Karamazov.\" \u003cbr\u003eS. D. Cioran is Professor Emeritus of Russian literature at McMaster University. His other translations include Sologub's \"The Petty Demon\" and Saltykov's \"The Golovlyov Family, \" both available from Ardis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 6.8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53476734337391,"sku":"9781468301540","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/2199\/7167\/files\/f_FxziJF3O9781468301540.webp?v=1789450532","url":"https:\/\/www.anerdwithabookstore.com\/products\/the-crocodile-a-forgotten-gem-of-russian-satire-by-the-author-of-crime-and-punishment-paperback","provider":"A Nerd with a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}