{"product_id":"9781847496836","title":"The Dictionary of Received Ideas","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dictionary of Received Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gustave Flaubert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, the Dictionary of Received Ideas sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical best. Perhaps intended as a companion to his final, unfinished novel Bouvard and Pécuchet, this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the clichéd with darkly humorous explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781847496836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Alma Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40670985289934,"sku":"9781847496836","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781847496836","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}