{"product_id":"9781846590474","title":"Borrowed Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Daoud’s writing is elegant, laconic and often very funny.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a village in Lebanon, an old man—a widower, who feels abandoned by his grown-up children—prepares for his final journey. But right to the end he remains defiant: against his age, his failing body, and the whims of memory. He refuses to accept the inevitable, boldly repeating, “The Angel of Death cannot touch me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHassan Daoud\u003c\/b\u003e is chief editor of the cultural supplement for \u003ci\u003eAl Mustaqbal Daily\u003c\/i\u003e in Beirut. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mathilde\u003c\/i\u003e, The \u003ci\u003ePenguin’s Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Revolutionary New Bread-making Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (Telegram).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Telegram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032793432304,"sku":"9781846590474","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846590474_p0.jpg?v=1763746413","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846590474","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}