{"product_id":"sounds-of-the-river-by-da-chen-1","title":"Sounds of the River by Da Chen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSounds of the River\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Da Chen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins Publishers, 2002, [First Edition], hardcover, dustjacket, ISBN 0060199253\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNear Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, no inscriptions, remainder line at bottom fore-edge, dustjacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with sticker residue to front of jacket (see photographs) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Beginning with his first train ride to Beijing from his farm, we rumble along with him in the overcrowded and disease-ridden car to the university.\u003cbr\u003eHere the author faces a host of ghastly challenges, including poor living conditions, lack of food, and suicidal room-mates.  undaunted by these hurdles and armed with a dogged determination to learn English and \"all things Western\", he must compete with every other student to win a chance to study in America - a chance that rests in the shrewd and corrupt hands of the almighty professors.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12648285831211,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20180606_141832.jpg?v=1528876376","url":"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/products\/sounds-of-the-river-by-da-chen-1","provider":"Morgan's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}