{"product_id":"9780374517489","title":"Fires","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFires\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Marguerite Yourcenar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of \u003ci\u003eFires\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic tale.\"-Stephen Koch, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsists of 9 monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Interspersed are highly personal notations, reflecting a time of profound innner crisis in the author's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374517489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593397022926,"sku":"9780374517489","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374517489","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}