{"product_id":"9781564783967","title":"Great Fire of London: A Story with Interpolations and Bifurcations","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart novel, part autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Fire of London\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great literary undertakings of our time. Both exasperating and moving, cherished by its readers, it has its origins in the author's attempt to come to terms with the death of his young wife Alix, whose presence both haunts and gives meaning to every page. Having failed to write his intended novel ( \u003ci\u003eThe Great Fire of London\u003c\/i\u003e ), instead Roubaud creates a book that is about that failure, but in the process opens up the world of the creative process. This novel stands as a lyrical counterpart of the great postmodern masterpieces by fellow Oulipians Georges Perec and Italo Calvino. First published by Dalkey Archive Press in 1991, now available again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030726656240,"sku":"9781564783967","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781564783967_p0.jpg?v=1763766263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781564783967","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}