{"product_id":"an-expendable-soul-maria-rodziewiczzewna-9782919820139","title":"An Expendable Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMove over Turgenev and Dostoevsky!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1891, 27-year-old Maria Rodziewiczówna put pen to paper to record her experiences as a political exile in Siberia: the severity and beauty of nature, the extraordinary life of the steppe, the daily struggle to survive, and the fates of the exiles: some withering and dying, some barely eking out a living, and some adapting, thriving and even--finding love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's message of hope in the face of great adversity, the mysterious figure of The Shaman, and the special sense of \"being there,\" evoked with extraordinary beauty and economy of words have kept the book permanently in print for 130 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first English translation of the book, published in 1900, has faded away. The current new translation updates the style and corrects many mistakes and omissions, giving us the first accurate and highly readable English version of this great and timeless classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love great literature and beautiful prose, you will love this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Rodziewiczówna (1863-1944) was one of the most prolific and successful Polish authors of her times and nearly all her books remain popular and in print today. She was born into a gentry family, which, for its participation in the 1863 uprising against Russia was exiled to Siberia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was raised in very difficult circumstances and was entirely self-taught beyond sixth grade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComing of age, she inherited a heavily indebted country estate, cut her hair short, assumed man's clothing, and took over the management of the farm, at which she proved very successful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe modernized production, drained marshes, built roads, and schools, and clinics, paid off all debt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd throughout, she wrote novels: 46 of them, of which most remain in print today because of their beautiful literary style and her sympathetic view of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePick up a copy today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Rodziewiczówna,Tom Pinch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2919820133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782919820139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mondrala Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Maria Rodziewiczówna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930925613311,"sku":"9782919820139","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c740eb7a-8293-4aba-b8b9-c036500b5dbe.jpg?v=1766345245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-expendable-soul-maria-rodziewiczzewna-9782919820139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}