{"product_id":"the-idiot-9780451531520","title":"The Idiot","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic novel of innocence, guilt, and morality by a Russian master\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of Dostoevsky's most personal novels, Prince Myshkin, an almost comically innocent Christ figure in a land of sinners, returns to Russia from a sanitorium in Switzerland. His naivete and his faith in beauty contrasts sharply with that of his society, earning him the reputation of \"the idiot.\" Prince Myshkin's morality is tested when he becomes caught in a love triangle and falls into betrayal and tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), one of nineteenth-century Russia's greatest novelists, spent four years in a convict prison in Siberia, after which he was obliged to enlist in the army. In later years his penchant for gambling sent him deeply into debt. Most of his important works were written after 1864, including \u003cb\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov, \u003c\/b\u003e all available from Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598366773522,"sku":"9780451531520","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_080d855f-0967-41e8-ad75-f0fd652238f7.jpg?v=1764072880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-idiot-9780451531520","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}