{"product_id":"strange-tales-from-strange-lands-stories-by-zheng-wanlong-hardback-9780939657858","title":"Strange Tales from Strange Lands; Stories by Zheng Wanlong (Hardback) 9780939657858","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStrange Tales from Strange Lands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStories by Zheng Wanlong\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWanlong Zheng (Author), Kam Louie (Edited by), Kam Louie (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780939657858\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e147 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.454 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\u003e[Zheng] is one of the best-known roots-seeking writers in China and deserves to be more fully introduced to the English-speaking world. In that sense, Strange Tales from Strange Lands is a most welcome event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful depiction of the tensions generated by conflicts of sexuality and ethnicity in contemporary China. These tensions evolved partly from the sense of estrangement from Chinese culture felt by many in the post-Mao era. As a means to understanding this crisis, some of the best writers in the 1980s sought the \"roots\" of Chinese civilization, often in \"strange lands\" inhabited by minority tribes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell East Asia Series","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584780628248,"sku":"9780939657858","price":105.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/strange-tales-from-strange-lands-stories-by-zheng-wanlong-hardback-9780939657858","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}