{"product_id":"9781458708755","title":"The Diary of a Superfluous Man","description":"A vivid picture of nineteenth-century Russian society, but above all the poignant story of a man whose mortality becomes the only aspect of life that he shares with his fellow man. When Turgenev published Diary of a Superfluous Man in 1850, he created one of the first literary portraits of the alienated man. Turgenev once said that there was a great deal of himself in the unsuccessful lovers who appear in his fiction. This failure, along with painful self-consciousness, is a central fact for the ailing Chulkaturin in this melancholy tale. As he reflects on his life, he tells the story of Liza, whom he loved, and a prince, whom she loved instead, and the curious turns all their lives took.  ","brand":"ReadHowYouWant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124366262512,"sku":"9781458708755","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781458708755_p0.jpg?v=1763868192","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781458708755","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}