{"product_id":"vessel-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Vessel: A Memoir - 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\u003eChongda Cai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary life in China, and highly recommended for memoir enthusiasts in general.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Chongda paints a tantalizing portrait of a changing China in his dazzling English-language debut. [\u003cem\u003eVessel\u003c\/em\u003e] shines with the bright talent of an excellent storyteller.\" -- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unprecedented and heartfelt memoir that illuminates the lives of rural Chinese workers, offering a portrait of generational strife, family, love, and loss that crosses cultures and time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCai Chongda spent his childhood in a rural fishing village in Fujian province. When his father--a former communist gang leader turned gas station owner--has a stroke that partially paralyzes him, his responsibilities fall to Cai, his only son. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssuming his new role as head of the family, Cai toils alongside his mother and older sister to pay the medical bills that have become a part of a rapidly changing Chinese society. As Cai works his way through university and moves to Beijing, eventually becoming the editorial director of GQ China, he finds his life increasingly at odds with the family he supports but has left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHillbilly Elegy, Vessel\u003c\/em\u003e neither romanticizes nor condemns the people and circumstances that shaped a young man's life, but instead offers a way forward, revealing how tradition can enrich modern life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from the Chinese by Dylan Levi King\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.01 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186675073273,"sku":"9780063038011","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Z2lJbXVyTGtNS3ltZjVBYkp2OHhLUT09.webp?v=1767845082","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/vessel-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}