{"product_id":"lies-by-oscar-wilde-9781784876074","title":"Lies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVintage Minis\u003c\/i\u003e bring you the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human – from birth to death and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs lying simply an uncomfortable truth about life or something to be celebrated? In these dazzlingly witty pages, we find deceptions of all kinds. From false names to imaginary friends to fictitious engagements, Wilde proves himself to be a connoisseur of creativity and argues that lying may be an art form in itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSelected from \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Decay of Lying\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVINTAGE MINIS - GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the \u003ci\u003eVintage Minis\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMurder\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePower\u003c\/i\u003e by William Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJealousy\u003c\/i\u003e by Marcel Proust\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGhosts\u003c\/i\u003e by M. R. James\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46267608039660,"sku":"9781784876074","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784876074.jpg?v=1742162618","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/lies-by-oscar-wilde-9781784876074","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}