{"product_id":"the-nose-by-nikolay-gogol-9780141397528","title":"The Nose","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nose\u003c\/em\u003e by Nikolay Gogol tells the peculiar and surreal tale of a man who loses his nose. Incredibly, it begins leading a life of its own, even assuming the identity of a higher-ranking official.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Strangely enough, I mistook it for a gentleman at first. Fortunately, I had my spectacles with me so I could see it was really a nose.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis short story is a masterpiece of absurdity and satire, characteristic of Gogol's distinctive style and his exploration of identity and social status in 19th-century Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46240081182956,"sku":"9780141397528","price":9.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141397528.jpg?v=1741225795","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-nose-by-nikolay-gogol-9780141397528","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}