{"product_id":"9780199725205","title":"The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve","description":"\u003cp\u003eJosé Tomas de Cuéllar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas Eve describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality. Having a Ball depicts women and their dedication to fashion. It is through them that Cuellar examines a society susceptible to foreign values, the importation of which radically altered the face of Mexico and its traditional customs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082967171312,"sku":"9780199725205","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780199725205_p0.jpg?v=1763671877","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780199725205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}