{"product_id":"stories-of-the-sahara","title":"Stories Of The Sahara By Sanmao","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book that has captivated millions of Chinese readers, translated into English for the very first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Hypnotic . . . A record of one person''s fierce refusal to follow a path laid down for her by the rest of the world'' \u003c\/b\u003eTash Aw, \u003ci\u003eParis Review \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanmao: author, adventurer, pioneer. Born in China in 1943, she moved from Chongqing to Taiwan, Spain to Germany, the Canary Islands to Central America, and, for several years in the 1970s, to the Sahara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories of the Sahara \u003c\/i\u003einvites us into Sanmao’s extraordinary life in the desert: her experiences of love and loss, freedom and peril, all told with a voice as spirited as it is timeless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a period when China was beginning to look beyond its borders, Sanmao fired the imagination of millions and inspired a new generation. With an introduction by Sharlene Teo, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an essential collection from one of the twentieth century’s most iconic figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Every story conveys Sanmao’s infectious capacity for wonder’ Sharlene Teo, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Has endured for generations of young Taiwanese and Chinese women'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Ground-breaking'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeographical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A remarkable and brave book. Sanmao was a freewheeling feminist who broke all the rules and did so with a gleeful, mischievous smile'' \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Eimer, \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57554899861886,"sku":"NW9781408881842","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781408881842.jpg?v=1783122022","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/stories-of-the-sahara","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}