{"product_id":"a-chronicle-of-wasted-time-bruce-gatenby-9781983042744","title":"A Chronicle of Wasted Time: A Sort-of Sequel to The Kingdom of Absurdities","description":"Summer 1999. After the events chronicled in The Kingdom of Absurdities, Chase leaves the U of SA and the USA, running away to Europe in a romantic quest for fame and fortune as an expat writer. Living in Paris trying to finish a novel, he's stalked by his ex-girlfriend, falls in love with a married woman, loses everything and winds up teaching at the world's worst school in an Alpine wasteland in Switzerland before escaping to Venice, Italy. A hilarious satire of expats, writers, academics, critics, and artistic pretensions, A Chronicle of Wasted Time recalls a time before 9\/11, digital nomads, hook-up apps, cloud storage, social media, identity politics, and #MeToo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Gatenby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1983042749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781983042744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.46d","brand":"Bruce Gatenby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166117011711,"sku":"9781983042744","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-chronicle-of-wasted-time-bruce-gatenby-9781983042744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}