{"product_id":"2026200010573-secondhand-the-polyglots","title":"The Polyglots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded - no tears.  Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the chaotic fringes of a collapsing empire, a young British officer navigates the absurdities of post-revolutionary Russia — caught between warring factions, impossible romances, and the tragicomic farce of human ambition. The Polyglots, William Gerhardie's brilliantly observed second novel, chronicles the misadventures of the wry and self-aware narrator George Diabologh, stationed in the Far East amid a cast of multilingual, multinational relatives who are as baffling as the world unravelling around them.\n\nGerhardie writes with a rare combination of lyrical precision and dark comedy, drawing comparisons to Chekhov — whom he championed — and anticipating the satirical modernism of Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell. With a preface by Michael Holroyd, this edition reintroduces one of English literature's most unjustly overlooked voices; a writer whose portrait of civilisational entropy and private longing leaves the reader questioning just how much — or how little — the world has changed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130714988763,"sku":"2026200010573-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fb9c01db-4ea9-4cf4-9c76-f24eae5cc86e.png?v=1786589077","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010573-secondhand-the-polyglots","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}