{"product_id":"hadji-murad-9780486473666","title":"Hadji Murad","description":"Tolstoy's novella blends fiction and historical fact to portray a legendary Avar chieftain who switched sides in the nineteenth-century Russo-Caucasian war. Inspired by the author's military service, \u003ci\u003eHadji Murád\u003c\/i\u003e offers riveting views of warfare and treason, murder and vengeance, and behind-the-scenes political plotting. An uncharacteristically brief story by the creator of \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace, \u003c\/i\u003e it voices Tolstoy's pacifist beliefs. \u003cbr\u003eThis novella also provides a compelling depiction of the Caucasus, a mountainous territory between the Black Sea and the Caspian, prized for its strategic location and natural resources. Located at the crossroads of three empires -- Turkey, Persia, and Russia -- the region has long struggled with incursions by its neighbors and remains a troubled corner of the world to this day. Tolstoy's realistic pictures of life in a war zone raise enduringly relevant issues of life and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamed as the author of \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina, \u003c\/i\u003e Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born into the Russian aristocracy. Although \u003ci\u003eHadji Murád\u003c\/i\u003e was published posthumously in 1912, its genesis began in the 1850s, when Tolstoy witnessed many of the dramatic incidents recounted in his novella.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175037763858,"sku":"9780486473666","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a22e2f7-dd00-4e92-96e6-439cf79513ea.jpg?v=1775632360","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hadji-murad-9780486473666","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}