{"product_id":"city-of-fiction-by-yu-hua-9781787705654","title":"City of Fiction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 20th century, China is a land undergoing a momentous social and cultural shift, with a thousand-year-old empire crumbling and the nation on the brink of modernity. Against this backdrop, a quiet man from the North embarks on a perilous journey to a Southern city in the grip of a savage snowstorm. He carries with him a newborn baby: he is looking for the child's mother and a city that isn't there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of two people: a man who finds unexpected success after having journeyed to the hometown of the woman who abandoned him; and the woman he is searching for, who mysteriously disappeared to embark on her own eventful journey. This is a story about vanished crafts and ancient customs, about violence, love, and friendship. Above all, it's a story about change and about storytelling itself, full of vivid characters and surprising twists—an epic tale, as inexorable as time itself and as gripping as a classic adventure story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCity of Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e by Yu Hua captures the essence of an era's transformation and the enduring power of narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288403296492,"sku":"9781787705654","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3ae283579adde4a0c19c8773d1e380b8.jpg?v=1770632678","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/city-of-fiction-by-yu-hua-9781787705654","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}