{"product_id":"games-at-twilight-book-anita-desai-9780060110796","title":"Games at Twilight","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilde's first authentic work.marked the beginning of his true creativity.Wilde's stories are splendid. -Jeanette Winterson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.partly for children and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy.-Jack Zipes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde's \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Prince and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e(1888) is an inscrutable, magical fairy tale collection that has filled readers of all ages with joy and wonder. Each story explores profound truths of love, morality, and suffering; yet there is a poignant beauty that shines through each of these remarkable and timeless tales.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe opening story, The Happy Prince is set in a town full of suffering, where a little sparrow who had been abandoned by his flock befriends a gilded statue of a prince who knew no sorrow in his life. The tenderness of their relationship and their empathy towards the ill-fortune of the townsfolk is one of the most touching evocations in all of children's literature; It is also a powerful allegory of inner beauty and the preoccupation with superficiality. The story has been adapted into animated films, radio plays, and a number of musical compositions since its publication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother cherished gem within this collection is The Selfish Giant, one of the most beloved stories in the English literature that tells the tale of a narcissistic giant, his wondrous garden, and the child who transforms his heart. Also included are the stories The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend, and The Remarkable Rocket.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Prince and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49636430971153,"sku":"GOR007060018","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50163947536657,"sku":"CIN0060110791G","price":56.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0060110791.jpg?v=1751004259","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/games-at-twilight-book-anita-desai-9780060110796","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}