{"product_id":"9781901285024","title":"Ecstasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEcstasy is a novel of burning passion and agonising restraint. In turn-of the-century Holland, Cecile, a beautiful high-society widow, falls in love with a notorious womanizer, but her desire must remain unspoken. This is one of Couperus's most powerful novels. A brilliant observer of fin-de-siècle Dutch society, his works are characterised by perfect characterisation, exquisite description and a mordant wit, which brought comparisons to Oscar Wilde.'Couperus binds both irony and spiritual redemption. '\u0026amp;mdash; The Daily Telegraph'Couperus' sympathy for the hybrid, the impure and the ambiguous gave him a peculiarly modern voice. It is extraordinary that this Dutch dandy, writing in the flowery language of fin-de-siecle decadence, should still sound so fresh.'\u0026amp;mdash; Ian Buruma, The New York Times Review of BooksLouis Couperus (1863\u0026amp;ndash;1923), regarded as one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature, was a leading member of the Tachtigers movement. Born in the Hague, Couperus was taken by his family to the Dutch East Indies as a child, where he remained until his father's death. His other novels include Eline Vere (1889), Ecstasy (Extaze: Een boek van geluk, 1892), Inevitable (Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid, 1900), and The Hidden Force (De Stille Kracht, 1900), all of which are available from Pushkin Press. A renowned wit, raconteur and commentator, Couperus continued to publish critically and commercially successful work until his death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis Couperus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52375452877118,"sku":"9781901285024","price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9781901285024.jpg?v=1761132462","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781901285024","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}