{"product_id":"9780948230189","title":"Turcaret","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTurcaret\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alain-René Lesage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFraud, theft, extortion and sexual corruption are the themes in this eighteenth-century masterpiece of French comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Turcaret is generally accepted as one of the best of French comedies, few people in this country cann ever see it... an unjustly neglected foreign classic.” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...a real discovery...the play is sharp and brisk, and might have been written jointly by Moliere and Goldsmith…” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“a biting social satire...this is the \"Serious Money\" of its day…” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...it is a fascinating cynical comedy... John Norman's adaptation is full of twentieth century colloquialisms and the piece would probably work well in modern dress... The National Theatre...should now consider staging the play itself.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...a real discovery...the play is sharp and brisk, and might have been written jointly by Moliere and Goldsmith” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780948230189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40823015309518,"sku":"9780948230189","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8ae8656c-01d9-4772-beb1-c2f860a4238d.jpg?v=1643098089","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780948230189","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}