{"product_id":"lost-illusions-9781604592986","title":"Lost Illusions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Honore De Balzac\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: SMK Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: SMK Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous, and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/em\u003e concerns Lucien de Rubempré, a young poet trying to make a name for himself, who becomes trapped in the morass of society's darkest contradictions that ultimately destroy him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SMK Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46887590985879,"sku":"9781604592986","price":2387.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781604592986.webp?v=1770256543","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lost-illusions-9781604592986","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}