{"product_id":"9780810142251-rakes-of-the-old-court","title":"Rakes of the Old Court","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003eWidely regarded as the greatest Romanian novel of the twentieth century, Mateiu Caragiale's \u003cem\u003eRakes of the Old Court\u003c\/em\u003e follows four characters through the bars and brothels of Bucharest. The novel's shimmering, spectacular prose describes gripping vignettes of love, ambition, and decay.\u003cbr\u003eWidely regarded as the greatest Romanian novel of the twentieth century, Mateiu Caragiale's \u003ci\u003eRakes of the Old Court\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCraii de Curtea-Veche\u003c\/i\u003e) follows four characters through the bars and brothels of Bucharest. Guided by an amoral opportunist, the shadowy narrator and his two affluent friends drink and gamble their way through a city built on the ruins of crumbled castles and bygone empires. The novel's shimmering, spectacular prose describes gripping vignettes of love, ambition, and decay.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1929, \u003ci\u003eRakes of the Old Court\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a jewel of Romanian modernism. Now canonical, Mateiu's work has been celebrated for its opulent literary style and enigmatic tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56612751671670,"sku":"9780810142251","price":13.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36188373.jpg?v=1762522619","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780810142251-rakes-of-the-old-court","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}