{"product_id":"dead-souls-warbler-classics-annotated-edition-9781957240619","title":"Dead Souls (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)","description":"\u003cem\u003eDead Souls\u003c\/em\u003e charts the nefarious dealings of Chichikov, a member of the middle aristocracy in a time when serfs were considered the property of landowners, who could buy, sell, or mortgage them. Chichikov concocts a scheme to purchase ownership of deceased male serfs in order to create an illusion of increased wealth against which he intends to borrow. A master of the absurd with a gift for hilarious satire, in \u003cem\u003eDead Souls\u003c\/em\u003e Gogol offers a wildly entertaining tale that simultaneously excoriates the ailing social system of his day. Originally intended as a three-volume work styled after Dante's \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy, \u003c\/em\u003e Gogol burned much of volume two. The novel, nonetheless, is considered by many to be a finished work and Gogol's masterpiece. This unique Warbler Press edition includes an extensive biographical timeline.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Warbler Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957240619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Nikolai Gogol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42520674959541,"sku":"9781957240619","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7268ae15-b886-4c47-ae65-8a4e1d636ab5.jpg?v=1669131239","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dead-souls-warbler-classics-annotated-edition-9781957240619","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}