{"product_id":"roman-stories","title":"Roman Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterpreter of Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e comes an exquisitely crafted work of fiction. Jhumpa Lahiri sets her gaze on the eternally beautiful city, illuminating the frailties of the human condition and dissecting lives lived on the margins.\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e A man recalls a summer party that awakens an alternative version of himself. A couple haunted by a tragic loss return to seek consolation. An outsider family is pushed out of the block in which they hoped to settle. A set of steps in a Roman neighbourhood connects the daily lives of the city's myriad inhabitants. This is an evocative fresco of Rome, the most alluring character of all: contradictory, in constant transformation and a home to those who know they can't fully belong but choose it anyway.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Rich with Lahiri's signature gifts, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoman Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful work from one of the finest writers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Oversized Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: UK, 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 13: 9781035017560\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 10: 1035017563\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jhumpa Lahiri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44863668289802,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9780241467978_2e59969e-ac19-4166-9148-ac2332c3870c.jpg?v=1699527635","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/roman-stories","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}