{"product_id":"9781805332060","title":"A Bad Business : Essential Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Fyodor Dostoyevsky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 June 2026 by Pushkin Press (Pushkin Press Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 24 | 252g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reminds us how extremely funny he could be' A.N. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The man more than any other who has created modern prose' James Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA refreshingly accessible way in to this iconic Russian writer, focusing on his shorter works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom scorching satire to unexpected tenderness, this selection of Dostoyevsky's short fiction shows off his dazzling versatility as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn it, a civil servant finds a new passion for his work when he's swallowed alive by a crocodile; an arrogant gentleman provokes uproar at a subordinate's wedding, and in the marital bed; and a young boy finds unexpected salvation on a cold and desolate Christmas Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis vivid new translation by prestigious co-translators captures all the Russian master's sharp comedy, psychological intensity and impossible fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Nicolas Pasternak-Slater and Maya Slater\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. A strong critic of the tsarist regime, he spent four years in a Siberian prison camp followed by six years of military service in exile. A renowned writer and journalist, his masterpieces of psychological and existential fiction include \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56709913018754,"sku":"9781805332060","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781805332060.jpg?v=1781507754","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.com\/products\/9781805332060","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}