{"product_id":"the-devils-dictionary-14","title":"The Devil's Dictionary","description":"American satirist AMBROSE GWINNETT BIERCE (1842-c. 1914) began his satirical redefinitions of ordinary words in a weekly newspaper in 1881, and saw them first collected in *The Cynic's Word Book* in 1906. But it was with the 1911 republication as *The Devil's Dictionary* that he struck comedy gold for the ages with his pointedly mocking and ironic riffs on politics, business, religion, the arts, and American culture at large. From *abasement* (\"a decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth or power; peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer\") to *zoology* (\"the science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly\"), *The Devil's Dictionary* remains as witty today as it was a century ago.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46353420943570,"sku":"9781605206554","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c89ac24b-59fe-4caf-b78a-6aaa6860d7b1.jpg?v=1762835289","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/the-devils-dictionary-14","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}