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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Anchor Books
Publication date
November 1, 2002
Pages
184
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385722209
ISBN-10
0385722206
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$13.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
At the height of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two young boys are sent to the country for 'reeducation' at a remote mountain village, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translations. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
With Ina Rilke (other contributor) |
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (September 1, 2001)
9780375413094 | details & prices | 197 pages | 4.75 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $23.00
About: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature.
About: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Ina Rilke (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (November 1, 2002)
9780385722209 | details & prices | 184 pages | 5.00 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $13.95
About: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature.
About: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature.
CD/Spoken Word
With B. D. Wong (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Books on Tape (August 1, 2002)
9780736688482 | details & prices | List price $15.01
About: Here is one of those rare novels, so captivatingly original, so absurdly funny, surprising and moving, that it crosses all boundaries.
About: Here is one of those rare novels, so captivatingly original, so absurdly funny, surprising and moving, that it crosses all boundaries.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With B. D. Wong (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Books on Tape (August 1, 2003)
9780736688475 | details & prices | List price $15.01
About: Here is one of those rare novels, so captivatingly original, so absurdly funny, surprising and moving, that it crosses all boundaries.
About: Here is one of those rare novels, so captivatingly original, so absurdly funny, surprising and moving, that it crosses all boundaries.
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