{"product_id":"the-dark-road-paperback-3","title":"The Dark Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMa Jian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFlora Drew\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of world literature's most courageous voices, a novel about the human cost of China's one-child policy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFar away from the Chinese economic miracle, from the bright lights of Beijing and Shanghai, is a vast rural hinterland, where life goes on much as it has for generations, with one extraordinary difference: \"normal\" parents are permitted by the state to have only a single child. Written while Ma Jian traveled the rural backwaters of southwestern China, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Road\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one such family, who makes the radical choice to defy the crackdown. A haunting and indelible portrait of the tragedies befalling women and families at the hands of China's one-child policy and of the human spirit's capacity to endure even the most brutal cruelty, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Road\u003c\/i\u003e is also a celebration of life, and of the fierce beauty born of courageous resistance to injustice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMa Jian\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eStick Out Your Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories that prompted the Chinese government to ban his future work; \u003ci\u003eRed Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, a travel memoir; and the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe Noodle Maker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeijing Coma\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London, England, with his partner and translator, \u003cb\u003eFlora Drew\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265874706681,"sku":"9780143125402","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/yE3zjtTSkP9780143125402.webp?v=1768847026","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-dark-road-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}