{"product_id":"isis-paperback","title":"Isis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAuguste Villiers De L'Isle Adam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Stableford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42109506683015,"sku":"9781645250043","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c352b072bfe2c11fa6e01201bcf5dc42.webp?v=1732475757","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/isis-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}