{"product_id":"9781780016306","title":"Cyrano de Bergerac","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnthony Burgess' energetically witty translation of this well-loved nineteenth-century French classic about the swordsman-poet with the nose too large to be taken seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis translation was first acclaimed in the 1985 Royal Shakespeare Company production with Derek Jacobi as Cyrano. Six years later Burgess provided the sub-titles for the hit film version with Gerard Depardieu, and the sub-titles won as much praise as did the film itself!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdmond Rostand (1868-1918) wrote several plays which were mightily successful in their time, providing starring roles for the likes of Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin. But only \u003ci\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/i\u003e still survives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthony Burgess was the author of over fifty books, among them the novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as stage plays, screenplays and translations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301004198128,"sku":"9781780016306","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780016306_p0.jpg?v=1763711511","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780016306","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}