{"product_id":"the-duel","title":"The Duel","description":"First 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Duel\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515422454009,"sku":"9780812970081","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_38ad3934-63a1-4a08-b6f9-eb07c1933e96.jpg?v=1781207743","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/the-duel","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}