{"product_id":"catherine-the-great-paperback-1","title":"Catherine the Great - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenri Troyat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Pinkham\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy delving into the life of Catherine the Great, this acclaimed biographer reveals the rich tapestry of Russia's past, giving insight into the paradoxical character of its people and their stunning evolution from feudalism to communism to their present-day struggle for a free-market democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is history as it is rarely written today--elegant, witty, dramatic, and with an intimate knowledge of its characters. And what better subject for a biography than one of history's most powerful women, the German-born Russian empress whose adopted language and culture were French, and whose most loyal correspondents were Voltaire and Diderot? Troyat details the various lives of Catherine II: the ambitious child, the acquiescent yet firm grand duchess, the forceful politician and patron of the arts, the belligerent war maker, and the doting grandparent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A remarkable woman . . . A riveting book.\"--\u003cb\u003eMary Renault\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliantly captures one of the most colorful figures of all time.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoubleday Book Club News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri Troyat \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Russian-born French author, biographer, historian and novelist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe daughter of a writer and translator, \u003cb\u003eJoan Pinkham\u003c\/b\u003e translated nearly a dozen books over her career, including Pierre Vallières' \u003ci\u003eNègres blancs d'Amérique\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.95 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52790712959309,"sku":"9780452011205","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/CZOzuQyn4b9780452011205.webp?v=1763448863","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/catherine-the-great-paperback-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}