{"product_id":"border-town-9780061436918","title":"Border Town","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew in the Harper Perennial Modern Chinese Classics series, \u003cem\u003eBorder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Town \u003c\/em\u003eis a classic Chinese novel--banned by Mao's regime--that captures the ideals of rural China through the moving story of a young woman and her grandfather. Originally published in 1934 by author Shen Congwen, \u003cem\u003ethis beautifully written novel \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of Cuicui, a young country girl who is coming of age in rural China in the tumultuous time before the communist revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Congwen Shen,Jeffrey C. Kinkley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061436918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2009 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShen, Congwen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShen Congwen (1902-1988) is one of the most influential writers in China's modern history. His novel \u003cem\u003eBorder Town\u003c\/em\u003e was banned under Mao's regime, only to become an inspiration to a new generation of Chinese writers in the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67107847078003,"sku":"9780061436918","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_25c0b53a-7d00-4e0b-a6a6-6ecfd65f3c27.jpg?v=1793797669","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/border-town-9780061436918","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}