{"product_id":"my-sisters-red-shirt-9781838906238","title":"My Sister's Red Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Sisters, two generations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in a glittering new decade of possibility, Anran is radically different to her sister. Outspoken and idealistic, she relishes in challenging hypocrisy, unlike the older Anjing, whose memories of a turbulent past remind her of the perils of going against the grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Anran is gifted a stylish red shirt that becomes the talk of their sleepy hometown, adolescent delight is construed by her cynical teachers as another act of defiance. As they decide the young firebrand's future, certain lessons can't be avoided. Should Anjing shield her sibling from life's hard truths, or will she let her blaze her own path?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in China in 1984, Tie Ning's bestselling coming-of-age novella depicts the loss of innocence and the challenges of being true to yourself in an era of unpredictable transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNing, Tie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tie Ning (1957-) is the author of more than fifty works of fiction and essays and a recipient of major national literary awards. She served as the first female chair of the China Writers Association until 2024, where her leadership has seen modernisation and a much-needed diversification of its membership. Her novel The Bathing Women was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinegan, Annelise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Annelise Finegan is the Academic Director of Translation \u0026amp; Interpreting and Clinical Associate Professor of Translation at the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Applied Liberal Arts. She has translated works by authors such as Lu Min, Hsu Yen Ling and Can Xue, including the novels The Last Lover and Love in the New Millennium, for which her translation was long-listed for the 2019 Man Booker Prize.","brand":"Sinoist Books (North America)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720860107026,"sku":"9781838906238","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54aa5c51-7ceb-4307-bd4f-2a1f5c2cb87e.jpg?v=1762939270","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-sisters-red-shirt-9781838906238","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}