{"product_id":"taipei-people","title":"Taipei People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWelcome to Taipei, Taiwan. The Chinese Civil War is now long over, but its shadow still haunts the city’s lost souls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterwork of Chinese short fiction - now published in the UK for the very first time - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTaipei People\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efollows the lives and losses of those who fled to Taipei after the 1949 Communist takeover of China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThreaded through with yearning and nostaglia, brimming with lost loves and half-forgotten faces, with dark pasts and darker presents, this collection of fourteen tales is an ode to a city of exiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThese are stories for anyone who has ever left home, for anyone who has had to say goodbye, and for all those who were not able to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55710740480385,"sku":"9781529951509","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/8444\/6286\/files\/taipeipeople.png?v=1779885520","url":"https:\/\/shop.bl.uk\/products\/taipei-people","provider":"British Library Online Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}