{"product_id":"2940151530521","title":"Epitaph for a Working Man","description":"This is a vivid, unsentimental yet intensely moving portrayal of an old man who, in spite of his failing health, stubbornly continues to actively enjoy life – going to the pub, smoking and drinking, doing stonemason's jobs, observing and commenting on the people around him. His environment and social relationships – as well as those of his son, the narrator – are portrayed with great attention to detail, providing us with an unfamiliar, realistic and sometimes humorous picture of run-of-the-mill everyday life in a provincial part of Switzerland in the 1980s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Epitaph for a Working Man, Erhard von Büren's laconic account, written from the son's viewpoint, is dispassionate and occasionally harsh, but it becomes a loving homage to the father. The old man's life is encapsulated in his final year: his toughness and his weakness, his dedication, his roughness and his gentleness.","brand":"Matador Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110233293040,"sku":"2940151530521","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151530521_p0.jpg?v=1764014662","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151530521","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}