{"product_id":"the-magic-lantern","title":"The Magic Lantern","description":"\u003cp\u003eJosé Tomas de Cuéllar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress. Christmas Eve describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality. Having a Ball depicts women and their dedication to fashion. It is through them that Cuellar examines a society susceptible to foreign values, the importation of which radically altered the face of Mexico and its traditional customs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jose Tomas de Cuellar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43561131245629,"sku":"9780195115031","price":78.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780195115031.jpg?v=1788425745","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-magic-lantern","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}