{"product_id":"a-serendipitous-error-and-an-evil-malady-first-english-translation-paperback","title":"A Serendipitous Error and an Evil Malady: First English Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Goncharov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a winter evening, and Yegor Aduyev, the scion of a wealthy family from the landed gentry, slips into the house of Baron Neyleyn with the intention of asking his beautiful daughter, the eighteen-year-old Yelena, to be his wife. Will the besotted lover be successful in his pursuit or will the young coquette - who seems at times to reciprocate his feelings, but who lavished lingering looks on two dashing princes during a recent ball - shatter his hopes, his dreams and his entire world? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Serendipitous Error, written in 1839, when Goncharov was still in his twenties, is accompanied here by another early novella, An Evil Malady and a short fictional fragment. Taken together, these stories - translated for the first time into English - are further proof of the eclectic narrative skills of the celebrated author of Oblomov.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan Goncharov (1812-91) was a Russian official, novelist, critic and travel writer, who is best remembered for his masterpiece Oblomov.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763983778080,"sku":"9781847499110","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f799b90cc3b4ad95700c5011ae84aa93.webp?v=1780243137","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-serendipitous-error-and-an-evil-malady-first-english-translation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}