{"product_id":"on-a-chinese-screen-9791043135798","title":"On a Chinese Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): W. Somerset Maugham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a \u003cstrong\u003eChinese Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e was first published in \u003cstrong\u003e1922\u003c\/strong\u003e by Heinemann Publishers, London. Its \u003cstrong\u003e58\u003c\/strong\u003e short vignettes are based on Maugham's travels along the \u003cstrong\u003eYangtze River\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003e1919\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003e1920\u003c\/strong\u003e. Although later editions of the book added the subtitle \"Sketches of Life in China,\" there are actually only a few descriptions of the places he visited and the local Chinese people he met; rather, Maugham focuses on relaying his encounters with a range of Europeans living and working in the country. Maugham is quite critical of many of them and their lack of interest in, and sometimes disdain, for the country and its people, except for the extent to which their careers and pockets could benefit. His sketches highlight the difficulties that many expatriates encounter while living in a foreign culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47568528474263,"sku":"9791043135798","price":1754.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043135798.webp?v=1774869038","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-a-chinese-screen-9791043135798","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}