{"product_id":"the-bridegroom-1","title":"Ha Jin: The Bridegroom [2001] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection of short stories by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting \u003c\/i\u003econfirms Ha Jin's reputation as a master storyteller, as well as a master of the miniature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Bridegroom\u003c\/i\u003e, the twelve stories capture a China in transition, moving from Maoism towards a more open society. For these men and women, starting to feel the influence of the West, the daily dramas of a system that still struggles to control their every move and thought are made all the more painful. As his characters, from an entrepreneur, transformed from black-market criminal to free market hero, to the workers at Cowboy Chicken, to the professor mistaken by the police for a saboteur, continue to struggle against petty injustices and heartbreaks, Ha Jin celebrates their lives and humanity with the understated humour and simplicity that has won him widespread acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jin, Ha","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":48014088765779,"sku":"XE80099422174","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/jin-ha-ha-jin-the-bridegroom-2001-paperback-xe80099422174-55484037071187.jpg?v=1728154939","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-bridegroom-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}