{"product_id":"i-love-bill-and-other-stories-hardback-9781501771057","title":"I Love Bill and Other Stories (Hardback) 9781501771057","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI Love Bill and Other Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnyi Wang (Author), Todd Foley (Translated by), Xudong Zhang (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501771057\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a substantial addition to the expanding selections of Chinese fiction in English. Todd Foley's translation is smooth and engaging in general.\u003c\/p\u003e (Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Love Bill and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e showcases the work of Wang Anyi, one of China's most prolific and highly regarded writers, in two novellas and three short stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA young artist's life spirals out of control when she drops out of school to pursue a series of unfulfilling relationships with foreign men. A performance troupe struggles to adapt to a changing China at the end of the Cultural Revolution. The head of an isolated village arranges a youth's posthumous marriage to an unknown soldier, only to have the soldier's former lover unexpectedly turn up. A fun trip takes an unexpected turn when two young women are kidnapped and sold off as brides. A boy's bout with typhoid provides an intimate look at family life in Shanghai's \u003ci\u003elongtang\u003c\/i\u003e alleys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this thoughtful translation by Todd Foley,\u003ci\u003e I Love Bill and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eoffers poignant and nuanced portrayals of life during China's economic and cultural transition at the turn of the millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003cbr\u003e 3. \u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003cbr\u003e 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell East Asia Series","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52608200835352,"sku":"9781501771057","price":75.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-love-bill-and-other-stories-hardback-9781501771057","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}