{"product_id":"9780140442601","title":"The Chouans (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chouans\u003c\/i\u003e, the first volume in Balzac's magnificent novel sequence\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Comedie Humaine\u003c\/i\u003e, is the tale of the Royalist uprising in Brittany against the post-revolutionary republic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBalzac tells it romantically and with passion. Yet his keen eye for documentary detail, together with his mastery of scene-painting, also give the novel authority as an expert study of guerrilla warfare. By interweaving history with adventure, past with present, comedy with tragedy, Balzac creates in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chouans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a rich and vivid portrait of the varieties and conditions of men as they are affected by dramatic social and political change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this skilful translation by Marion Ayton Crawford the reader will experience the mesmeric power of Balzac's prose. The detail delights, the framework fascinates and the story enthralls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honoré de Balzac, Marion Ayton Crawford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53049275941024,"sku":"9780140442601","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/9780140442601.jpg?v=1763756247","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780140442601","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}