{"product_id":"a-gentle-creature-a-story-about-how-a-tyrant-husband-drove-his-wife-to-suicide-paperback","title":"A Gentle Creature: A story about how a tyrant husband drove his wife to suicide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFyodor M. Dostoevsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn edition from the \"Golden Tattoo\" series. Printed in 12pt type with wide line spacing for maximum readability. Unabridged. Modern translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plot is structured as the confession of a pawnbroker standing over the coffin of his young wife, who has committed suicide. He attempts to understand the reasons behind the tragedy by recalling the history of their marriage: how he, a forty-year-old man with wounded pride, took a sixteen-year-old dowerless girl as his wife, deciding to 'conquer' her with his silence and austerity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis desire to dominate and mold his wife into an ideal, submissive creature leads to a silent psychological confrontation and mutual alienation. By the time the protagonist finally realizes his love and readiness to change, it is too late - A Gentle Creature, unable to endure the spiritual oppression and seeing no way out, throws herself from a window holding an icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48901004394745,"sku":"9781837460632","price":20.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EsO6ZO0yYk9781837460632.webp?v=1787749234","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-gentle-creature-a-story-about-how-a-tyrant-husband-drove-his-wife-to-suicide-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}