{"product_id":"the-devils-9789394018211b","title":"The Devils","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Devils\u003c\/span\u003e, also known in English as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Demons\u003c\/span\u003e, was first published in 1871-2. The third of Dostoevsky's five major novels, it is at once a powerful political tract and a profound study of atheism, depicting the disarray which follows the appearance of a band of modish radicals in a small provincial town. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDostoevsky compares infectious radicalism to the devils that drove the Gadarene swine over the precipice in his vision of a society possessed by demonic creatures that produce devastating delusions of rationality. Dostoevsky is at his most imaginatively humorous in \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Devils\u003c\/span\u003e: the novel is full of buffoonery and grotesque comedy. The plot is loosely based on the details of a notorious case of political murder, but Dostoevsky weaves suicide, rape, and a multiplicity of scandals into a compelling story of political evil. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wilco Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824029405264,"sku":"9789394018211B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9789394018211-l.jpg?v=1785894915","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-devils-9789394018211b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}