{"product_id":"such-is-life-joseph-furphy-9791043136603","title":"Such Is Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuch Is Life\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Australian novel written by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Furphy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e under a pseudonym of \"Tom Collins\" and published in \u003cstrong\u003e1903\u003c\/strong\u003e. It purports to be a series of diary entries by the author, selected at approximately one-month intervals during late \u003cstrong\u003e1883\u003c\/strong\u003e and early \u003cstrong\u003e1884\u003c\/strong\u003e. \"Tom Collins\" travels rural \u003cstrong\u003eNew South Wales\u003c\/strong\u003e and Victoria, interacting and talking at length with a variety of characters including the drivers of bullock-teams, itinerant swagmen, boundary riders, and squatters (the owners of large rural properties). The novel is full of entertaining and sometimes melancholy incidents mixed with the philosophical ramblings of the author and his frequent quotations from Shakespeare and poetry. Its depictions of the Australian bush, the rural lifestyle, and the depredations of drought are vivid.Furphy is sometimes called the \"Father of the Australian Novel,\" and \u003cstrong\u003eSuch Is Life\u003c\/strong\u003e is considered a classic of Australian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Furphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043136603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Joseph Furphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172375961855,"sku":"9791043136603","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/such-is-life-joseph-furphy-9791043136603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}