{"product_id":"ma-boles-second-life-paperback","title":"Ma Bo'le's Second Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHong Xiao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHoward Goldblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMa Bole\u003c\/i\u003e follows the eponymous cowardly layabout as he escapes his unhappy family life by going on the run to avoid the coming Japanese invasion. A humorous-yet-stark depiction of despair in the face of war and Westernization, Xiao's novel (completed by the translator) mirrors the identity struggles of early-twentieth century China in the form of an unforgettable comic anti-hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIAO Hong\u003c\/b\u003e (1911 - 1942) was one of the most important Chinese novelists of the twentieth century. With a literary output covering less than ten years, her impact is still felt today with such novels as \u003ci\u003eThe Field of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemories of Mr. Lu Xun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales of Hulan River.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the subject of the 2014 biopic, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Era.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of his career, \u003cb\u003eHoward Goldblatt\u003c\/b\u003e has translated more than sixty works of Chinese literature, including the works of Nobel Prize-winner Mo Yan, and Chu T'ien-wen, for which he won the National Translation Award. In 2009 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship, and recently retired from Notre Dame University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769854132512,"sku":"9781940953809","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/164696ea04a56df626e80f7caeb73851.webp?v=1780358341","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ma-boles-second-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}