{"product_id":"the-alp-9781628970104","title":"The Alp","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first novel in Arno Camenisch's celebrated \"alpine\" trilogy is set during a single summer. The four main (unnamed) characters are a dairyman, his farmhand, a cowherd, and a swineherd who all live and work in close proximity--but this is no \"Heidi.\" Theirs is an existence marked by dangerous work, solitude, cruelty, alcoholism, and sheer stubbornness; but the author's handling of these situations and lives is characterized at all times by affection, surreal humor, and a brilliant ear for the sounds of the setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628970104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arno Camenisch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663070851228,"sku":"9781628970104","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0dea5ecd-be4e-4142-ba43-96ba17c6c4dc.jpg?v=1603903480","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-alp-9781628970104","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}