{"product_id":"dangerous-acquaintances-by-choderlos-de-laclos","title":"'Dangerous Acquaintances' by Choderlos de Laclos","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA novel of seduction, manipulation and social warfare, told entirely through letters.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaclos’s eighteenth-century classic follows the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont as they turn desire into strategy, intimacy into leverage, and other people into pieces on a board. The scandal is cold and powerful. Its characters understand that language can seduce, conceal, humiliate and destroy; each letter is both confession and weapon. Beneath the aristocratic gamesmanship is a darker study of reputation, gender, vanity and the pleasures of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Richard Aldington translation, originally issued in this form by New Directions in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1957. New Directions Paperbook No. 61. Paperback. Translated by Richard Aldington. Noticeable rubbing, creasing and edge wear to covers, with small chips and scuffs; pages evenly toned. Binding remains sound and text is clean. Good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46147531636819,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/novels_novellas_11.png?v=1788492938","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/dangerous-acquaintances-by-choderlos-de-laclos","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}