{"product_id":"9780977857692","title":"The Waitress Was New","description":"By: Dominique Fabre     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis “charming . . . short account of ordinary goings-on in a French café” explores love, work, loneliness, and aging as it follows the daily life of a middle-aged Parisian bartender (Lemony Snicket)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Pierre is a veteran bartender in a café in the outskirts of Paris. He observes his customers as they come and go—the young man who drinks beer as he reads \u003ci\u003ePrimo Levi\u003c\/i\u003e, the fellow who from time-to-time strips down and plunges into the nearby Seine, the few regulars who eat and drink there on credit—sizing them up with great accuracy and empathy. Pierre doesn’t look outside more than necessary; he prefers to let the world come to him.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Soon, however, the café must close its doors, and Pierre finds himself at a loss. As we follow his stream of thoughts over three days, Pierre’s humanity and profound solitude both emerge. \u003ci\u003eThe Waitress Was New\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving portrait of human anguish and weakness, of understated nobility and strength.","brand":"Archipelago","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46413639975139,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780977857692","price":93.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780977857692.jpg?v=1748858039","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh-mo\/products\/9780977857692","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}