{"product_id":"a-gentle-creature-fyodor-m-dostoevsky-9781837460632","title":"A Gentle Creature: A story about how a tyrant husband drove his wife to suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn edition from the \"Golden Tattoo\" series. Printed in 12pt type with wide line spacing for maximum readability. Unabridged. Modern translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plot is structured as the confession of a pawnbroker standing over the coffin of his young wife, who has committed suicide. He attempts to understand the reasons behind the tragedy by recalling the history of their marriage: how he, a forty-year-old man with wounded pride, took a sixteen-year-old dowerless girl as his wife, deciding to 'conquer' her with his silence and austerity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis desire to dominate and mold his wife into an ideal, submissive creature leads to a silent psychological confrontation and mutual alienation. By the time the protagonist finally realizes his love and readiness to change, it is too late - A Gentle Creature, unable to endure the spiritual oppression and seeing no way out, throws herself from a window holding an icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fyodor M. Dostoevsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837460639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837460632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Publishing House No.10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Fyodor M. Dostoevsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084200583423,"sku":"9781837460632","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-gentle-creature-fyodor-m-dostoevsky-9781837460632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}