{"product_id":"2026770001850-secondhand-glen-baxter-his-life-the-years-of-struggle","title":"Glen Baxter His Life: The Years Of Struggle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece of absurdist humor, Glen Baxter His Life: The Years of Struggle presents the mock-heroic autobiography of British cartoonist Glen Baxter, rendered in his signature deadpan style that has delighted readers for decades. The work chronicles a series of hilariously mundane yet grandly narrated episodes, pairing Baxter's iconic pen-and-ink illustrations with captions that juxtapose high-minded literary language against utterly ridiculous scenarios. Cowboys, schoolboys, and hapless adventurers populate these pages, each confronting existential dilemmas of staggering triviality with the utmost seriousness. The result is a wickedly funny parody of the memoir genre, illustrating Baxter's genius for finding comedy in the collision between pompous narrative voice and the utterly banal. Fans of surrealist wit and literary satire will find this a thoroughly rewarding and laugh-out-loud collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839384400091,"sku":"2026770001850-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/31e2b83c-ffae-44a9-8011-b654fee38b10.png?v=1780561175","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001850-secondhand-glen-baxter-his-life-the-years-of-struggle","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}