{"product_id":"2026200008642-secondhand-memoirs-of-a-new-man","title":"Memoirs Of A New Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sardonic and witty work of modern British fiction, Memoirs of a New Man chronicles the comic misadventures of a man attempting to reinvent himself in the shifting social landscape of mid-twentieth century England. William Cooper — the pen name of H.S. Hoff, a writer celebrated for his sharply observed comedies of provincial and professional life — presents his protagonist with characteristic dry wit and psychological acuity. In the tradition of his acclaimed Scenes from Provincial Life, Cooper illustrates the absurdities of ambition, self-deception, and the eternal gap between who we are and who we wish to become. The novel is a quietly brilliant study of identity and social aspiration, delivered with the light touch and understated irony that made Cooper one of the forerunners of the post-war English comic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956368126171,"sku":"2026200008642-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b5905031-cc46-4469-941a-5e961c0995d4.png?v=1783500382","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008642-secondhand-memoirs-of-a-new-man","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}