{"product_id":"to-the-east-of-the-east","title":"To the East of the East","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTo the East of the East\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePing Lu\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781642861679\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eWorld Editions\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e220\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD in TRANSLATED LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMin-Hui's travels from Taiwan to Beijing in search of her vanished husband in this multi-layered meditation on marriage and freedom from Taiwan's most sophisticated contemporary voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile chasing business opportunities in China, Min-Hui's husband disappears without a trace, forcing her to uproot her quiet life as a writer in Taiwan and travel to Beijing, where the chaos of the city leaves her reeling. Does the Chinese government truly have her best interests at heart, and how hard are the authorities looking for her missing husband?\u003cbr\u003eMarooned in the ancient capital, Min-Hui encounters the enigmatic Shangjun, a self-proclaimed human rights activist who seeks refuge in her hotel room. As their relationship blooms, Min-Hui allows him to read her novel in progress: a young Qing emperor confined within the Forbidden City becomes fascinated by pirate merchant Zheng Zhilong's tales of the Taiwanese seas. All the while, Min-Hui contemplates the discord in the marriage she is desperate to save.\u003cbr\u003eExploring the universal longing for freedom with her signature multi-layered narrative, Ping Lu interweaves Min-Hui's search for her husband and her Beijing love affair with the historical backstory of her novel and unsent letters from her vanished husband. \u003ci\u003eTo the East of the East\u003c\/i\u003e offers a profound meditation on liberation, destiny and the contingencies of national histories by one of Taiwan's most sophisticated contemporary voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"World Editions","offers":[{"title":"To the East of the East | Ping Lu | Paperback | 9781642861679 | New | Fiction 1781369","offer_id":67703720378520,"sku":"1781369","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71Z5wg24qGL.jpg?v=1791921476","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/to-the-east-of-the-east","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}