{"product_id":"the-suicides-grave-being-the-private-memoirs-confessions-of-a-justified-sinner-designed-by-dmitry-samarov-9781648211850","title":"The Suicide's Grave: Being the Private Memoirs \u0026 Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Designed by Dmitry Samarov","description":"\u003cb\u003eDesolate, wind-swept, the moor--the grave--lies unblessed, its soil untended and cursed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1824, James Hogg's Gothic tale tells the story of a man named Robert Wringhim, who believes he is predestined for salvation, that any sin he commits is justified as long as it serves God's will. In \u003ci\u003eThe Suicides Grave\u003c\/i\u003e, Hogg weaves an eerie atmosphere of moral reckoning and spectral dread, as the land itself seems to recoil from the sinner buried beyond the church's grace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new illustrated edition of the classic novel featuring ballpoint pen illustrations, cover, and interior design by Dmitry Samarov.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDmitry Samarov\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. After a false start at Parsons School of Design in New York, he graduated with a BFA in painting and printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993. Upon graduation he promptly began driving a cab--first in Boston, then after a time, in Chicago-- which eventually led to the publication of his illustrated work memoirs Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab (University of Chicago Press, 2011) and second cabbie book from a press not worth mentioning. Music to My Eyes (Tortoise Books, 2019) is his first non-cabbie-related book. Soviet Stamps (Pictures\u0026amp;Blather, 2020) is the second. All Hack (Pictures\u0026amp;Blather, 2020) is a summation of his cabbie-related work. Old Style (Pictures\u0026amp;Blather, 2021) is his first work of fiction. paint-by-numbers (Pictures\u0026amp;Blather, 2022) is his second. to whom it may concern (Pictures\u0026amp;Blather, 2023) is book of new answers to old letters. Making Pictures is How I Talk to the World (Pictures\u0026amp;Blather, 2024) is a survey of 40 years of art. In 2025, Samarov began designing and illustrating public domain books. Babbitt (Pictures\u0026amp;Blather, 2025) is now available; Moby Dick (Maudlin House, 2025) is forthcoming in May. He has exhibited his work in all manner of bars, coffeeshops, libraries, and even the odd gallery (when he's really hard up.) He writes dog portraits and paints book reviews in Chicago, Illinois. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Hogg \u003c\/b\u003e(1770-1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720813969682,"sku":"9781648211850","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6aa53620-1ea8-4688-85bf-fe62d4ee809e.jpg?v=1762937261","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-suicides-grave-being-the-private-memoirs-confessions-of-a-justified-sinner-designed-by-dmitry-samarov-9781648211850","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}