{"product_id":"9780811219938","title":"Laziness in the Fertile Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eA portrait of a family of proud layabouts who avoid work and sleep all day by the Egyptian writer often referred to as \u003cem\u003e\"the Voltaire of the Nile\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eLaziness in the Fertile Valley\u003c\/em\u003e is Albert Cossery’s biting social satire about a father, his three sons, and their uncle — slackers one and all. One brother has been sleeping for almost seven years, waking only to use the bathroom and eat a meal. Another savagely defends the household from women. Serag, the youngest, is the only member of the family interested in getting a job. But even he — try as he might — has a hard time resisting the call of laziness.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079487013104,"sku":"9780811219938","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811219938_p0.jpg?v=1763741052","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811219938","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}