{"product_id":"lost-illusions-serge-laclos-9798267784658","title":"Lost Illusions: A New Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the glittering salons of Paris, ambition comes at a terrible price.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucien de Rubempré is a beautiful, talented young poet from the provinces with dreams of literary glory. Arriving in Paris with nothing but his genius and his illusions, he enters a world where art is commerce, journalism is warfare, and integrity is the first casualty of success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lucien navigates the treacherous worlds of publishing and high society, he discovers that talent alone will never be enough. To rise, he must compromise-his principles, his friendships, and ultimately himself. In the salons of the aristocracy and the backrooms of newspapers, every alliance is a calculation, every review is for sale, and every triumph conceals a betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBalzac\u003c\/b\u003e's devastating masterpiece exposes the machinery of fame and the corruption of genius in a society where everything-and everyone-has a price. A timeless portrait of ambition, disillusionment, and the seductions of success, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e remains startlingly relevant to our own age of influencers, media manipulation, and the commodification of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the greatest novels ever written.\" -Oscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Serge Laclos,Honoré de Balzac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798267784658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.29d","brand":"Serge Laclos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097204138239,"sku":"9798267784658","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-illusions-serge-laclos-9798267784658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}