{"product_id":"2026200007157-secondhand-the-life-of-a-simple-man","title":"The Life Of A Simple Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of French rural literature, The Life of a Simple Man chronicles the hardships and quiet dignity of Tiennon Bertin, a French peasant farmer who toils through the latter half of the nineteenth century in the Bourbonnais region of central France. Emile Guillaumin, himself a peasant by birth, presents an unflinching and deeply authentic portrait of agricultural life — one defined by poverty, land tenancy, seasonal labor, and the grinding inequalities of the French class system. The narrative unfolds with a restrained, elegiac tone that transforms the ordinary rhythms of rural existence into a profound meditation on endurance and human worth. First published in 1904, the novel was groundbreaking in giving voice to the voiceless, illustrating how the peasant class experienced history not through grand events, but through the slow accumulation of loss, toil, and small joys. It remains a vital and moving work of social realism, essential reading for anyone drawn to the literature of working-class life and agrarian France.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887884218587,"sku":"2026200007157-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/69c9e29d-5613-4fb8-91ff-f262db54a81d.png?v=1781747765","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007157-secondhand-the-life-of-a-simple-man","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}