{"product_id":"palazzo","title":"Palazzo","description":"\u003cp\u003ePalazzo is a sensual and luxuriant fable. Combining a short story by Amanda Harlech and a series of black-and-white photographs illustrating the story by Karl Lagerfeld, the book explores a glamorous yet equivocal romance. The narrative depicts Principessa Allegra and her American fiancé, who at first seem to be a beautiful and enviable couple. Yet as events unfold, we see that this relationship which initially seemed flawless and sparkling, is in fact complex and shaded with reluctance. Palazzo is a contemporary drama infused with a sense of a theatrical past. Indeed the Palazzo Taverna in Rome is not only the setting for the story, but a vessel containing the complex history of the building itself, on which Lagerfeld elaborates in an epilogue in the book. While depicting a degree of decadence which many can only dream of, Palazzo also explores the disquieting emotional states present in many human relationships – expectation, compromise and regret. The allure of Palazzo is thus underpinned by familiar emotions. This is seductive fiction into which we can read our own experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 2007 by Steidl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e48 pages \/ Hardcover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archivo 1984","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55495714177097,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/8196\/8969\/files\/Palazzo.jpg?v=1773944648","url":"https:\/\/archivo1984.com\/products\/palazzo","provider":"Archivo 1984","version":"1.0","type":"link"}