{"product_id":"9781805331650","title":"The Friend of the Family","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn exuberant farce from a treasure of world literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAt the country estate of kindly Colonel Rostanev, parasitic houseguest Foma Opiskin has brought everyone under his sway. Now Opiskin plans to marry off his host to a wealthy widow. Will the Colonel give way to Opiskin's bullying and sacrifice the love of his life, Nastasya? Or will he finally resist the petty tyrant's demands?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFarcical and effervescent with absurdity, this short novel is a sparkling example of Dostoyevsky's comic side - and a microcosmic portrait of Russia on the verge of upheaval and transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTranslated by Ignat Avsey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50735885648118,"sku":"9781805331650","price":79.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8050\/3286\/files\/81TlV67wuXL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779959831","url":"https:\/\/shop.litbooks.com.my\/products\/9781805331650","provider":"Lit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}