{"product_id":"a-bad-business-fyodor-dostoyevsky-9781805332060","title":"A Bad Business","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. An arrogant but well-intentioned gentleman provokes an 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\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis vivid translation by Nicolas Pasternak Slater and Maya Slater illuminates Dostoevsky's dazzling versatility as a writer. His remarkable short fiction swings from wickedly sharp humour to gripping psychological intensity, from cynical social mockery to moments of unexpected tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fyodor Dostoyevsky","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51566447755507,"sku":"9781805332060","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781805332060.jpg?v=1790021381","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/a-bad-business-fyodor-dostoyevsky-9781805332060","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}