{"product_id":"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","brand":"Snuggly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531288457457,"sku":"9781645250043","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781645250043_p0.jpg?v=1786312511","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781645250043","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}