{"product_id":"beijing-comrades","title":"Beijing Comrades","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBeijing Comrades\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBei Tong\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781558619074\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Feminist Press at CUNY\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2016\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e408\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sensational underground novel of homosexuality in late-1980s China that's been declared \"one of the most significant Chinese novels of our time\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Handong, the ruthless, wealthy son of Communist party officials, is introduced to Lan Yu, a naïve, working-class architecture student, the attraction between the two young men is instant and all-consuming. Despite their very different lives, they spend their nights together, establishing a deep connection. But when their loyalties are tested, Handong is left questioning his secrets, his choices, and his very identity . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBeijing Comrades \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of a tumultuous love affair set against the sociopolitical unrest of late-eighties China. Due to its depiction of gay sexuality and its critique of the totalitarian government, it was originally published anonymously on an illegal gay-themed website within mainland China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis riveting and heartbreaking novel quickly developed a cult following, and remains \"a meaningful excavation of homophobia and daily life in a rapidly changing China,\" and \"a traditional story of forbidden love in all the most classic, wonderful, and devastating ways\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"The Feminist Press at CUNY","offers":[{"title":"Beijing Comrades | Bei Tong | Paperback | 9781558619074 | New | Fiction 1286586","offer_id":50550611837186,"sku":"1286586","price":36.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/51-CsR3tDpL.jpg?v=1790470241","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/beijing-comrades","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}