{"title":"May-lee Chai","description":"\u003cp\u003eMay-lee Chai’s works navigate the intersection of personal narrative and broader themes within science and nature. Her writing often explores cultural identity, environmental concerns, and the delicate balance between human experience and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful storytelling that blends the poetic with the scientific, inviting reflection on both ecological landscapes and the complexities of life. Through her evocative prose, Chai reveals the profound connections that shape our understanding of place and self.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tomorrow-in-shanghai-by-may-lee-chai-9781949467864","title":"Tomorrow in Shanghai","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA short story collection exploring cultural complexities in China, the Chinese diaspora in America, and the world at large.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a vibrant and illuminating follow-up to her award-winning story collection, \u003ci\u003eUseful Phrases for Immigrants\u003c\/i\u003e, May-lee Chai's latest collection, \u003ci\u003eTomorrow in Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e, explores multicultural complexities through lenses of class, wealth, age, gender, and sexuality — always tracking the nuanced, knotty, and intricate exchanges of interpersonal and institutional power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese stories transport the reader, variously: to rural China, where a city doctor harvests organs to fund a wedding and a future for his family; on a vacation to France, where a white mother and her biracial daughter cannot escape their fraught relationship; inside the unexpected romance of two Chinese-American women living abroad in China; and finally, to a future Chinese colony on Mars, where an aging working-class woman lands a job as a nanny. Chai's stories are essential reading for an increasingly globalised world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537381015788,"sku":"9781949467864","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a8a888754197cee454a617eed827eb2f.jpg?v=1776901427"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/may-lee-chai.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}