{"product_id":"a-splendid-conspiracy-paperback","title":"A Splendid Conspiracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert Cossery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlyson Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummoned home to Egypt after a long European debauch (disguised as \"study\"), our hero Teymour--in the opening line of \u003cem\u003eA Splendid Conspiracy\u003c\/em\u003e--is feeling \"as unlucky as a flea on a bald man's head.\" Poor Teymour sits forlorn in a provincial café, a far cry from his beloved Paris. Two old friends, however, rescue him. They applaud his phony diploma as perfect in \"a world where everything is false\" and they draw him into their hedonistic rounds as gentlemen of leisure. Life, they explain, \"while essentially pointless is extremely interesting.\" The small city may seem tedious, but there are women to seduce, powerful men to tease, and also strange events: rich notables are disappearing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eyeing the machinations of our three pleasure seekers and nervous about the missing rich men, the authorities soon see--in complex schemes to bed young girls--signs of political conspiracies. The three young men, although mistaken for terrorists, enjoy freedom, wit, and romance. After all, though \"not every man is capable of appreciating what is around him,\" the conspirators in pleasure certainly do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228904440057,"sku":"9780811217798","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Y245cHhTUmNweDV2c1I0aEFObmhyUT09.webp?v=1768296582","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-splendid-conspiracy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}