{"product_id":"i-love-bill-and-other-anyi-wang-9781501771064","title":"I Love Bill and Other Stories","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anyi Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150177106X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501771064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell East Asia Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anyi Wang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138786029823,"sku":"9781501771064","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01619642-0c0a-4405-a066-170b0dad2f14.jpg?v=1687901479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-love-bill-and-other-anyi-wang-9781501771064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}