{"product_id":"barry-lyndon-william-makepeace-thackeray-9781515056560","title":"Barry Lyndon","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Luck of Barry Lyndon\u003c\/b\u003e is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rake and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stanley Kubrick later adapted the novel into the movie Barry Lyndon (1975). Unlike the film, the novel is narrated by Barry himself, who functions as a quintessentially unreliable narrator, perpetually boasting and not realising the bad light in which he casts himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the 1975 Academy Awards, the film won four Oscars in production categories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The film, which had a modest commercial success and a mixed critical reception on initial release, is now regarded as one of Kubrick's finest films. In numerous polls, such as Village Voice (1999), Sight \u0026amp; Sound (2002), and Time (2005), it has been rated one of the greatest films ever made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Makepeace Thackeray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515056562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515056560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.80d","brand":"William Makepeace Thackeray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939964059903,"sku":"9781515056560","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0c14677e-2fab-47f6-bfcc-fa63275dc248.jpg?v=1681444495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barry-lyndon-william-makepeace-thackeray-9781515056560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}