{"product_id":"the-china-lover-paperback","title":"The China Lover - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Buruma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Shanghai before and during the Second World War to U.S. occupied Tokyo, and, finally, to the Middle East in the early 1970s, Ian Buruma's masterful novel about the intoxicating power of collective fantasy follows three star-struck men driven to extraordinary acts by their devotion to the same legendary woman. A beautiful Japanese girl born in Manchuria, Yamaguchi Yoshiko is known as Ri Koran in Japan, Li Xianglan in China, and Shirley Yamaguchi in the U.S., and her past is a closely guarded secret. In Buruma's reimagining of the life of Yamaguchi Yoshiko, a Japanese girl torn between patriotism for her parents? homeland, worldly ambition, and sympathy for the Chinese, she will reflect almost exactly the twists and turns in the history of modern Japan. \u003ci\u003eThe China Lover\u003c\/i\u003e is both luminously written and imbued with the insights and erudition that have made Ian Buruma one of the most respected writers on modern Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Buruma is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eTheir Promised Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Year Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe China Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder in Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOccidentalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e God's Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Behind the Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Wages of Guilt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bad Elements\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand Taming the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.48 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749689262368,"sku":"9780143116080","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4aebf349d2939be5e4b55cc6dafcac11.webp?v=1779936344","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-china-lover-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}