{"product_id":"daydreams-of-shanghai-9780692842232","title":"Daydreams of Shanghai","description":"Chinese factory workers. A police captain with a deformed leg. American alcoholics in Shanghai. Babies pooping in garbage cans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Daydreams of Shanghai\" is a Kickstarter funded project- 103% funded in January 2017 with dozens of copies pre-ordered.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ting, an employee at a large Chinese cigarette factory, must weave through the obstacles presented by modern day communism and corruption. She dreams of escaping the polluted and hopeless city of Huangyan to start anew in a wealthy metropolis. Harry is an old American alcoholic that arrives in Shanghai to teach English at the \"Happy Family English School.\" He encounters Chinese culture at its most absurd and American culture at its most degenerated, while dealing with a recent divorce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Daydreams of Shanghai\" is a rare and unfiltered look into modern Chinese culture, as well as that of the scarcely seen expatriate community slowly growing in China. Based on true events, the novella explores intricacies of the dark side of the earth in critical detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is definitely a book \" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003elonely man\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I've always thought about visiting China...\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eunknown\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hearing Kaplan's account of what happened really makes me want to reevaluate my life.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eformer American coworker in China\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is from the darkest and wickedest corners of my brother's memory chest. 'What happens in China-stays in China, ' and this is my only chance to learn those secrets. However, it's no secret that I puked a few times when reading the first few chapters and our parents are so outraged that they stopped answering Dimitriy's calls. At this point, our only daydream is that he stops this nonsense nightmare by getting obsessed with a hobby more benign than sharing the traumas he survived in China.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eConcerned Sister\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"You're f**king sick.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eEditor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dimitriy Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dimitriy Kaplan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692842232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimitriy Kaplan received his Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature from Binghamton University in 2013 and Master's degree in ESL Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University in 2015. He spent three years living in and traveling throughout China, and has worked as a university lecturer in Hainan Province.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dimitriy Kaplan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40387183149171,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2ae05fc2-d334-468c-abc3-e32fc7b17c9f.jpg?v=1661521886","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/daydreams-of-shanghai-9780692842232","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}