{"product_id":"the-firm-of-nucingen-paperback-1","title":"The Firm of Nucingen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Waring\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHonoré de Balzac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novella is a story told as a conversation between four \"cormorants\" (the metaphor is Balzac's) who sit and drink in a private room while their talk is overheard through the paper-thin partition and reported to us by Balzac himself (or a fictional representative of the writer). As in all of Balzac's tales of financial trickery, the machinations are incredibly involved and complex yet their effects are devastating...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114399830151,"sku":"9781545347249","price":12.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d80929a5ebca72c57456dc482d9f3ae5.webp?v=1732498791","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-firm-of-nucingen-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}