{"product_id":"lost-illusions-hardcover-1","title":"Lost Illusions - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHonore De Balzac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonoré de Balzac's masterful portrait of ambition, corruption, literary culture, and social ambition stands among the defining novels of nineteenth-century French literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e In \u003cem\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/em\u003e, Balzac traces the rise and disillusionment of the young poet Lucien Chardon as he leaves provincial life behind and enters the dazzling yet morally treacherous world of Parisian journalism, publishing, politics, and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published between 1837 and 1843 as part of Balzac's monumental \u003cem\u003eLa Comédie Humaine\u003c\/em\u003e, the novel offers a penetrating examination of artistic aspiration, commercialism, vanity, social climbing, and the destructive compromises demanded by modern society. Balzac exposes the machinery of literary fame, political influence, financial speculation, and cultural manipulation with extraordinary psychological insight and narrative power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften regarded as one of the greatest realist novels ever written, \u003cem\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/em\u003e remains remarkably modern in its portrayal of media influence, reputation management, commercial publishing, and the tension between artistic integrity and financial survival. Through richly detailed characters, sweeping social observation, and deeply human tragedy, Balzac created one of literature's most enduring studies of ambition and moral compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for readers of classic French literature, literary realism, nineteenth-century fiction, philosophical novels, social satire, and the great works of European literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 508\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43426607136835,"sku":"9781515436690","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/lost-illusions-hardcover-1","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}