{"product_id":"bad-business-essential-stories","title":"Bad Business: Essential Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this collection range from impossible fantasy to scorching satire. A civil servant finds a new passion for his work when he's swallowed alive by a crocodile. A struggling writer stumbles on a cemetery where the dead still talk to each other.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn arrogant but well-intentioned gentleman provokes an uproar at an aide's wedding, and in the marital bed. And a young boy finds unexpected salvation on a cold and desolate Christmas Eve. This vivid new translation by Nicolas Pasternak Slater and Maya Slater illuminates Dostoevsky's dazzling versatility as a writer.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis remarkable short fiction swings from wickedly sharp humour to gripping psychological intensity, from cynical social mockery to moments of unexpected tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e Published: in UK in 2021\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e Pages: 288\u003cbr\u003e Language: English\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 13: 9781782276739\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 10: 1782276734\u003cbr clear=\"all\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fyodor Dostoevsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39635776208999,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/image_13612694-15da-41ba-986c-98caeb930afe.jpg?v=1645118320","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/bad-business-essential-stories","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}