{"product_id":"letters-from-a-chinese-student-gail-graham-9781511890229","title":"Letters From a Chinese Student at Wellesley: 1923-1926","description":"Originally written in Chinese for Chinese readers, these letters and short essays by Bing Xin provide a fascinating account of a young, Chinese student's years at Wellesley University nearly 100 years ago. The journey from China to the United States involved a long voyage across the Pacific Ocean, and a cross-country train trip. Upon her arrival at Wellesley, Bing Xin found a world in which everything -- clothes, food, even language -- was completely different to what she had known. Just as she was beginning to adjust, she contracted tuberculosis and spent months in a sanitarium, isolated from everyone. Upon her recovery, she resumed and completed her studies at Wellesley, spent a summer traveling in New England, and finally returned home to China. Throughout it all, Bing Xin never stopped writing. Letters to friends, letters to her family, short descriptive essays -- when all of this was finally gathered together and published as a book, it immediately became a modern Chinese literary classic. This is a vivid and unforgettable picture of American life a century ago, seen through the eyes of a young, sensitive Chinese girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Graham, Bing Xin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1511890223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781511890229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Gail Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138611671295,"sku":"9781511890229","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2f0eed3-8b20-4a60-ab2d-dbee37b98634.jpg?v=1687900603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-from-a-chinese-student-gail-graham-9781511890229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}