{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShen, Congwen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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":"Default Title","offer_id":50648779981074,"sku":"9780061436918","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8b18756-9e2a-467a-af62-84eadedb28df.jpg?v=1733248569","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/border-town-9780061436918","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}