{"product_id":"2940169790207","title":"Dead Souls (Abridged)","description":"Gogol¿s great Russian classic is the Pickwick Papers of Russian Literature. It takes a sharp but humorous look at life in all its strata, but especially the devious complexities in the country with its landowners and serfs. We are introduced to Chichikov, a businessman who, in order to trick the tax authorities, buys up dead `souls¿ or serfs whose names still appear on the government census. Despite being a dealer in phantom crimes and paper ghosts, he is the most beguiling of Gogol¿s characters. Gogol¿s obsession with attempting to display `the untold riches of the Russian soul¿ eventually led him to madness, religious mania and death. Dismissed by him as merely `a pale introduction to the great epic poem which is taking shape in my mind¿, Dead Souls is the culmination of Gogol¿s genius.","brand":"Naxos Audiobooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098165461232,"sku":"2940169790207","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169790207_p0.jpg?v=1763694680","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169790207","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}