{"product_id":"on-the-edge-of-reason-9780811222044","title":"On the Edge of Reason","description":"\u003cp\u003eUntil the age of fifty-two, the protagonist of \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e suffered a monotonous existence as a highly respected lawyer. He owned a carriage and wore a top hat. He lived the life of \"an orderly good-for-nothing among a whole crowd of neat, gray good-for-nothings.\" But, one evening, surrounded by ladies and gentlemen at a party, he hears the Director-General tell a lively anecdote of how he shot four men like dogs for trespassing on his property. In response, our hero blurts out an honest thought. From this moment, all hell breaks loose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1938, \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the fundamental chasm between conformity and individuality. As folly piles upon folly, hypocrisy upon hypocrisy, reason itself begins to give way, and the edge between reality and unreality disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKrleza, Miroslav:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - During his long and distinguished career, the Croatian writer \u003cstrong\u003eMiroslav Krleza\u003c\/strong\u003e (1893-1981) battled against many forms of tyranny. He wrote over forty novels, plays, and volumes of poetry and is widely considered to be the greatest Croatian writer of the twentieth century.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDepolo, Zora:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eZora Depolo\u003c\/strong\u003e also translated Krleza's \u003cem\u003eThe Return of Philip Latinowicz\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707613155602,"sku":"9780811222044","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_acef7080-0f15-46c2-9125-665a3b31abf7.jpg?v=1734500565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-edge-of-reason-9780811222044","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}