{"product_id":"the-village-of-stepanchikovo-and-its-inhabitants-from-the-notes-of-an-unknown-9780140446586","title":"The Village of Stepanchikovo: And Its Inhabitants: From the Notes of an Unknown","description":"Summoned to the country estate of his wealthy uncle Colonel Yegor Rostanev, the young student Sergey Aleksandrovich finds himself thrown into a startling bedlam. For as he soon sees, his meek and kind-hearted uncle is wholly dominated by a pretentious and despotic pseudo-intellectual named Opiskin, a charlatan who has ingratiated himself with Yegor's mother and now holds the entire household under his thumb. Watching the absurd theatrics of this domestic tyrant over forty-eight explosive hours, Sergey grows increasingly furious - until at last, he feels compelled to act. A compelling comic exploration of petty tyranny, The Village of Stepanchikovo reveals a delight in life's wild absurdities that rivals even Gogol's. It also offers a fascinating insight into the genesis of the characters and situations of many of Dostoyevsky's great later novels, including The Idiot, Devils and The Brothers Karamazov.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, journalist, short-story writer whose psychological penetration into the human soul had a profound influence on the 20th century novel. Notes from the Underground was followed by Crime and Punishment, (1866) an account of an individual's fall and redemption, The Idiot, (1868) depicting a Christ-like figure, Prince Myshkin, and The Possessed, (1871) an exploration of philosophical nihilism. Translated with an introduction by Ignat Avsey\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697418408210,"sku":"9780140446586","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58fcc179-85c4-478c-9a1f-5d971681ac9c.jpg?v=1734301392","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-village-of-stepanchikovo-and-its-inhabitants-from-the-notes-of-an-unknown-9780140446586","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}