{"product_id":"the-dwarf-par-lagerkvist-9780374521356","title":"The Dwarf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I have noticed that sometimes I frighten people; what they really fear is themselves. They think it is I who scare them, but it is the dwarf within them, the ape-faced manlike being who sticks up his head from the depths of their souls.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eP舐 Lagerkvist's richly philosophical novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dwarf\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of individual and social identity. The novel, set in a time when Italian towns feuded over the outcome of the last feud, centers on a social outcast, the court dwarf PIccoline. From his special vantage point Piccoline comments on the court's prurience and on political intrigue as the town is gripped by a siege. Gradually, Piccoline is drawn deeper and deeper into the conflict, and he inspires fear and hate around him as he grows to represent the fascination of the masses with violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Par Lagerkvist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374521352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374521356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hill \u0026amp; Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Par Lagerkvist","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046971535615,"sku":"9780374521356","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_640449fd-95ec-4a45-bcd9-34ecb5a8b58c.jpg?v=1684987545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dwarf-par-lagerkvist-9780374521356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}