{"product_id":"the-little-demon-9791043137907","title":"The Little Demon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Fyodor Sologub\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Demon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFyodor Sologub\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArdalyon Borisitch Peredonov\u003c\/strong\u003e believes himself better than his job as a teacher, and hopes that the Princess will be able to promote him to the position of Inspector. Unfortunately for him his connection to the Princess is through his fianc�e Varvara, and she has her own plans. With little sign of the desired position his life of petty cruelty escalates, even as his grip on reality begins to break apart and his paranoia manifests itself in hallucinations of a shadowy creature.Finished in \u003cstrong\u003e1907\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Little Demon\u003c\/strong\u003e (alternatively translated as \u003cstrong\u003eThe Petty\u003c\/strong\u003e Demon) is Fyodor Sologub's most famous novel, and received both popular and critical attention on its publication despite its less-than-favorable depictions of provincial Russian life. Its portrayal of Peredonov as a paranoid character simultaneously both banal and bereft of goodness is an essay on the Russian concept of poshlost; a theme that makes an appearance in many other Russian novels, not least Chichikov in Gogol's Dead Souls. This translation (primarily by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cournos\u003c\/strong\u003e) was published in \u003cstrong\u003e1916\u003c\/strong\u003e, and includes a preface by Sologub for the English-speaking reader.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Demon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFyodor Sologub\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArdalyon Borisitch Peredonov\u003c\/strong\u003e believes himself better than his job as a teacher, and hopes that the Princess will be able to promote him to the position of Inspector. Unfortunately for him his connection to the Princess is through his fianc�e Varvara, and she has her own plans. With little sign of the desired position his life of petty cruelty escalates, even as his grip on reality begins to break apart and his paranoia manifests itself in hallucinations of a shadowy creature.Finished in \u003cstrong\u003e1907\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Little Demon\u003c\/strong\u003e (alternatively translated as \u003cstrong\u003eThe Petty\u003c\/strong\u003e Demon) is Fyodor Sologub's most famous novel, and received both popular and critical attention on its publication despite its less-than-favorable depictions of provincial Russian life. Its portrayal of Peredonov as a paranoid character simultaneously both banal and bereft of goodness is an essay on the Russian concept of poshlost; a theme that makes an appearance in many other Russian novels, not least Chichikov in Gogol's Dead Souls. This translation (primarily by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cournos\u003c\/strong\u003e) was published in \u003cstrong\u003e1916\u003c\/strong\u003e, and includes a preface by Sologub for the English-speaking reader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776367378583,"sku":"9791043137907","price":2182.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043137907.webp?v=1777995832","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-little-demon-9791043137907","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}