{"product_id":"2026200008229-secondhand-to-an-early-grave","title":"To An Early Grave","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, no tears — dust jacket present with some light wear and fading. Page Condition: Yellowed — consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact and solid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA darkly comic novel set in 1960s New York, To an Early Grave chronicles a single frenetic Sunday in the lives of four Jewish intellectuals as they scramble to attend the funeral of a friend and literary colleague. Wallace Markfield's debut work is a razor-sharp satire of the Brooklyn intellectual set, capturing the absurdity, self-importance, and neurotic camaraderie of a generation of writers and critics. The novel uncovers the bittersweet comedy buried within grief, delivering its humour through a stream of pop culture references, Yiddish inflections, and brilliantly observed social detail. Widely celebrated as a pioneering work of Jewish-American fiction, it stands as a witty and poignant portrait of mid-century urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956319695067,"sku":"2026200008229-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/179906b3-e179-4027-95e5-7a714e2d9d21.png?v=1783499592","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008229-secondhand-to-an-early-grave","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}