{"product_id":"taipei-people","title":"Taipei People","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-information\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction in translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre \/ subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pai Hsien-yung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaipei People\u003c\/strong\u003e by Pai Hsien-yung is a literary fiction book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of modern Chinese literature, Taipei People is a collection of dark, wistful stories following the lives and losses of those who fled to Taipei after the 1949 Communist takeover of mainland China. Welcome to Taipei, Taiwan. The Chinese Civil War is now long over, but its shadow still haunts the city's lost souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of her retirement, a dancer recalls the gentle boy she met in her youth. She loved him then - and never saw him again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut at a deserted shoreline, a young man identifies the body of a manservant. He was a soldier once; he is nothing now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available from Whimsy and Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51506170658852,"sku":null,"price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/9781529951509_5e0fa3b5-33fa-480c-b55a-5e4ee96e58ab.jpg?v=1789700674","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/taipei-people","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}