{"product_id":"9780345543998","title":"The Last Days of New Paris: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thriller of war that never was—of survival in an impossible city—of surreal cataclysm. In \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of New Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, China Miéville entwines true historical events and people with his daring, uniquely imaginative brand of fiction, reconfiguring history and art into something new.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“Beauty will be convulsive. . . .”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 1941. In the chaos of wartime Marseille, American engineer—and occult disciple—Jack Parsons stumbles onto a clandestine anti-Nazi group, including Surrealist theorist André Breton. In the strange games of the dissident diplomats, exiled revolutionaries, and avant-garde artists, Parsons finds and channels hope. But what he unwittingly unleashes is the power of dreams and nightmares, changing the war and the world forever.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 1950. A lone Surrealist fighter, Thibaut, walks a new, hallucinogenic Paris, where Nazis and the Resistance are trapped in unending conflict, and the streets are stalked by living images and texts—and by the forces of Hell. To escape the city, he must join forces with Sam, an American photographer intent on recording the ruins, and make common cause with a powerful, enigmatic figure of chance and rebellion: the exquisite corpse.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But Sam is being hunted. And new secrets will emerge that will test all their loyalties—to each other, to Paris old and new, and to reality itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Miéville’s] wit dazzles, his humour is lively, and the pure vitality of his imagination is astonishing.”\u003cb\u003e—Ursula K. Le Guin, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Three Moments of an Explosion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Dark and thought-provoking.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The San Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe City \u0026amp; The City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Richly conceived.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEmbassytown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Miéville more than delivers.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eKraken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Compulsively readable.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003ePerdido Street Station\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012799283440,"sku":"9780345543998","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345543998_p0.jpg?v=1763688425","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345543998","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}