{"product_id":"short-stories-in-chinese-9780143118350","title":"Short Stories in Chinese","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Balcom\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dual-language edition of Chinese stories--many appearing in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature from the world's most spoken language, without having to constantly to refer back to a dictionary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories--many of which appear here in English for the first time--are by well-known writers as well as emerging voices. From a story by Li Rui about the honest simplicity of a Shanxi farmer to one by Ma Yuan exposing the seamy underside of contemporary urban society, they are infused with both rural dialect and urban slang and feature a wide range of styles and points of view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355855511703,"sku":"9780143118350","price":1082.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143118350.webp?v=1767671239","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/short-stories-in-chinese-9780143118350","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}