{"product_id":"short-stories-in-chinese-john-balcom-9780143118350","title":"Short Stories in Chinese","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dual-language edition of Chinese stories--many appearing in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature from the world's most spoken language, without having to constantly to refer back to a dictionary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories--many of which appear here in English for the first time--are by well-known writers as well as emerging voices. From a story by Li Rui about the honest simplicity of a Shanxi farmer to one by Ma Yuan exposing the seamy underside of contemporary urban society, they are infused with both rural dialect and urban slang and feature a wide range of styles and points of view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Balcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143118358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143118350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.10w x 0.74d","brand":"John Balcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934327660799,"sku":"9780143118350","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6df3982b-5b93-4770-988a-a14544c2530b.jpg?v=1721790908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-stories-in-chinese-john-balcom-9780143118350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}