{"product_id":"buying-a-fishing-rod-for-my-grandfather-stories-paperback","title":"Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGao Xingjian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Precisely detailed and delicately suggestive: the best work of Gao's yet to appear in English translation.\"--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of six exquisite short stories from Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. T\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehese beautifully translated stories take as their themes the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Temple,\" the narrator's acute and mysterious anxiety overshadows the delirious happiness of an outing with his new wife on their honeymoon. In \"The Cramp\" a man narrowly escapes drowning in the sea, only to find that no one even noticed his absence. In the title story the narrator attempts to relieve his homesickness only to find that he is lost in a labyrinth of childhood memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverywhere in this collection are powerful psychological portraits of characters whose unarticulated hopes and fears betray the never-ending presence of the past in their present lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese six stories by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian transport the reader to moments where the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory, are beautifully unveiled. In \"The Temple,\" the narrator's acute and mysterious anxiety overshadows the delirious happiness of an outing with his new wife on their honeymoon. In \"The Cramp,\" a man narrowly escapes drowning in the sea, only to find that no one even noticed his absence. In the titlestory, the narrator attempts to relieve his homesickness only to find that he is lost in a labyrinth of childhood memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverywhere in this collection are powerful psychological portraits of characters whose unarticulated hopes and fears betray the never-ending presence of the past in their present lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.02 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758791786784,"sku":"9780060575564","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f23a1a5164226d48fe9173421500a6c2.webp?v=1780135647","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/buying-a-fishing-rod-for-my-grandfather-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}