{"product_id":"the-duel-paperback","title":"The Duel - Paperback","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1891, this morality tale pits a scientist, a government worker, his mistress, a deacon, and a physician against one another in a verbal battle of wits and ethics that explodes into a violent contest: the duel. When Laevsky, a lazy youth who works for the government, tires of his dependent mistress, Nadyezhda Fyodorovna, Von Koren, the scientist, delivers a scathing critique of Loevsky's egotism, forcing the young man to examine his soul. \"The Duel is a tale of human weakness, the possibility of forgiveness, and a man's ultimate ability to change his ways. It is classic Chekhov, revealing the multifaceted essence of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101142225119,"sku":"9780812970081","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VbEmbC1B969780812970081.webp?v=1781068341","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-duel-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}