{"product_id":"the-dwarf-paperback","title":"The Dwarf - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePar Lagerkvist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have noticed that sometimes I frighten people; what they really fear is themselves. They think it is I who scare them, but it is the dwarf within them, the ape-faced manlike being who sticks up his head from the depths of their souls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eP r Lagerkvist's richly philosophical novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dwarf\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of individual and social identity. The novel, set in a time when Italian towns feuded over the outcome of the last feud, centers on a social outcast, the court dwarf PIccoline. From his special vantage point Piccoline comments on the court's prurience and on political intrigue as the town is gripped by a siege. Gradually, Piccoline is drawn deeper and deeper into the conflict, and he inspires fear and hate around him as he grows to represent the fascination of the masses with violence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePär \u003c\/b\u003eLagerkvist, playwright, poet, essayist, and novelist, received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. \u003ci\u003eThe Dwarf\u003c\/i\u003e, long considered a masterpiece of modern literature, was first published in 1945. Mr. Lagerkvist died in Sweden in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1958\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686946115647,"sku":"9780374521356","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b85a94d99377593c1ae6762d3dc339e6.webp?v=1764976923","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dwarf-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}