{"product_id":"isis-9781645250043","title":"Isis","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere, presented in English in a long-belated translation by Brian Stableford, is \u003cem\u003eIsis\u003c\/em\u003e, the first novel of the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eContes cruels\u003c\/em\u003e, Villiers de l'Isle-Adam. Deserving to be reckoned as one of the foundation-stones of Decadent prose fiction, redolent with echoes of Byron and Poe, reconfigured in the Baudelairean manner, and flamboyant with Gautieresque elements, this book is a \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e of extravagant implication and esthetic dexterity: a work of peculiar genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its vaulting ambitions, its quirky mannerisms, its philosophical posturing and its lush descriptions, \u003cem\u003eIsis\u003c\/em\u003e is certainly a tale given to excess, but that excess is the essence of the endeavor, the wand of its enchantment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7402072\"\u003eAuguste Villiers De L'Isle Adam\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3042879\"\u003eBrian Stableford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snuggly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645250043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645250040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO008020\"\u003eEuropean | French\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snuggly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666798711021,"sku":"9781645250043","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b235524d-2fac-4a9c-b7ed-69ca93ae4d3d.jpg?v=1649436385","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/isis-9781645250043","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}