{"product_id":"the-peoples-republic-of-desire-9780060782771","title":"The People's Republic of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn uncensored, eye-opening, and laugh-out-loud funny portrait of modern China as seen through the lives and loves of four professional women in contemporary Beijing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivorce, oral sex, plastic surgery. Indulging in a Starbucks coffee, admitting to the emotional repercussions of a one-night stand, giggling over watching pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese once taboo subjects have become the substance of daily conversations and practices among urban women in contemporary Beijing. It seems that no one remembers what happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cross between \u003cem\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe People's Republic of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e follows four sassy gals as they preen and pounce among Beijing's Westernized professional class, exultantly obsessed with brand names, celebrity, and sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.32w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060782771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2006 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2006 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWang, Annie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie Wang grew up in Beijing. Her first short story was published when she was fourteen years old. She is a contributor to \u003cem\u003eFortune\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and her first novel written in English, \u003cem\u003eLili\u003c\/em\u003e, was published to extraordinary reviews. She lives in the United States and China.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40364667535475,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b662eb0f-9296-47a2-924a-92776b215358.jpg?v=1660664618","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-peoples-republic-of-desire-9780060782771","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}