{"product_id":"criminal-lu-yanshi-geling-yan-9783910769120","title":"Criminal Lu Yanshi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCriminal Lu Yanshi\u003c\/em\u003e relates the life and times of a Chinese intellectual in the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century. Lu Yanshi, a prodigy from a wealthy Shanghai family, earns a Ph.D. in the United States and sows his wild oats there but cannot escape his stifling social milieu, his overbearing stepmother and his forced marriage to her niece. As war and revolution engulf China, Lu Yanshi speaks out for intellectual integrity and freedom of thought - and pays the price for it in prison and labor camp.While incarcerated, he looks back on his life and realizes that his spurned wife was the true love of his life, and he longs to return to her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel is based on the life experiences of the author's paternal grandfather and maternal step-grandfather. It served as the inspiration for two films by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou: \u003cem\u003eComing Home\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Second\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel sold over a million copies in its original Chinese edition plus Japanese and Korean translations. The renowned artist Ai Weiwei designed the front cover for this English-language edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geling Yan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3910769128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783910769120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Song Media Gmbh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.19d","brand":"Geling Yan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580134801663,"sku":"9783910769120","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d07de94c-0977-40fe-9457-348f192a7915.jpg?v=1763879039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/criminal-lu-yanshi-geling-yan-9783910769120","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}