{"product_id":"peach-blossom-paradise-new-york-review-books-classics","title":"Peach Blossom Paradise","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1898, reformist intellectuals persuade the young Chinese emperor to transform his sclerotic empire into a prosperous modern state. The Hundred Days’ Reform brings a moment of extraordinary hope before a bloody military coup brings it to an abrupt end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgainst this historical upheaval, Ge Fei tells the story of Xiumi, the daughter of a wealthy landowner and former government official who disappears after falling into insanity. Soon afterward, a mysterious man carrying a gold cicada arrives at the family estate and is welcomed as a relative. He dreams of remaking China as an egalitarian utopia, but when his plans collapse, Xiumi inherits his revolutionary vision. Her struggle for freedom unfolds against a Confucian society that treats women as property, as she fights to reclaim control over her own body and future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGe Fei is the pen name of Liu Yong, born in Jiangsu Province in 1964. He is one of China’s leading contemporary writers and an important figure in Chinese avant-garde fiction. His work includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Invisibility Cloak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Jiangnan Trilogy, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlock of Brown Birds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He has received both the Lu Xun Literary Prize and the Mao Dun Prize for Fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanaan Morse is a translator, poet, and editor whose translations of Chinese prose and poetry have appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and other publications. He cofounded the literary quarterly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePathlight: New Chinese Writing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and also translated Ge Fei’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Invisibility Cloak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Review Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 8, 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e392\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubjects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Fiction · Behind the Iron Curtain · Chinese Literature · Fiction in Translation · Political Fiction · Revolution · Feminist Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781681374703\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67677572989110,"sku":"9781681374703","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781681374703.jpg?v=1792422525","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/peach-blossom-paradise-new-york-review-books-classics","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}