{"product_id":"lucian-s-true-history-large-print","title":"Lucian's True History — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the most honest traveler is the one who admits that every word is a lie?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lucian's True History, Lucian of Samosata sends a deadpan narrator beyond the known world, where the sea is only the beginning. A voyage becomes a journey to the Moon, and the travelers find themselves caught between rival rulers. Endymion, king of the Moon, wants a colony on the Morning Star. Phaethon, king of the Sun, means to stop him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wonders keep coming: giant vultures, a city of lamps in the sky, and a whale with people living inside it. Yet Lucian offers more than a string of impossible sights. His narrator openly admits to lying, while the satire takes aim at poets, historians, and travelers who demand belief simply because they sound certain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA gloriously unreliable guide\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a curious traveler whose frank admission makes every outrageous claim part of the joke.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWar among the stars\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet rival kings whose struggle turns the Moon and Sun into stages for cosmic absurdity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLife inside a whale\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter Scintharus and Kinyras, who farm within the creature that swallows the travelers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn ancient comic imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore seas of milk and an island of cheese, where adventure gleefully abandons ordinary rules.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA sharper eye for stories\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy a satire that asks why a confident storyteller should deserve your trust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love satire, tall tales, early science fiction, fantasy's roots, or the ancient world's sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and let Lucian lead you beyond the believable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Large Print Paperback","offer_id":58289354703196,"sku":"LOA-C1315-LPPB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print Hardcover","offer_id":58289354735964,"sku":"LOA-C1315-LPHC","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print eBook","offer_id":58289354768732,"sku":"LOA-C1315-LPEB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/1315_Lucian_s_True_History__large_print__ebook__pages-88__trim-6x9in__1800x2700px.jpg?v=1784150439","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/lucian-s-true-history-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}