{"product_id":"9780811226486","title":"On the Edge of Reason","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOn the Edge of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the great European novels of the first half of the twentieth century – and Krleza's themes, his seriousness, his protest against the normality of delusion and cruelty, could hardly be more relevant to the century's end.\" —Susan Sontag\u003c\/p\u003e During his long and distinguished career, the Croatian writer Miroslav Krleza (1893-1981) battled against many forms of tyranny. In \u003cem\u003eOn the Edge of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, his protagonist is a middle-aged lawyer whose life and career have been eminently respectable and respected. One evening, at a party attended by the local elite, he inadvertently blurts out an honest thought. From this moment, all hell breaks loose.... \u003cem\u003eOn the Edge of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the fundamental chasm between conformity and individuality. As folly piles on folly, hypocrisy on hypocrisy, reason itself begins to give way, and the edge between reality and unreality disappears.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118491648240,"sku":"9780811226486","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811226486_p0.jpg?v=1763742074","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811226486","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}