{"product_id":"hard-life-9781564781413","title":"Hard Life","description":"Subtitled \"An Exegesis of Squalor,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Life\u003c\/i\u003e is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Flann O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564781413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2008 pg. 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlann O'Brien was one of several pseudonyms of Brian O'Nolan (1911-1966), who is considered along with James Joyce and Samuel Beckett to be one of the greatest Irish writers of the twentieth century. His novels include \u003ci\u003eAt Swim-Two-Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Poor Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Third Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dalkey Archive\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Flann O'Brien \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48614113411229,"sku":"9781564781413","price":14.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_31118fe1-80c9-4210-a8d0-beaae763fa57.jpg?v=1783464098","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hard-life-9781564781413","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}