{"product_id":"ge-yan-strange-beasts-of-china-9781612199702","title":"Strange Beasts of China","description":"A New York Times Editors' Choice\n\u003cp\u003e\"Luminous and beguiling . . .\"--The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Magical Realism at its best . . .\"--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful novel that blurs the line between human and beast...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fictional Chinese city of Yong'an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness--save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. \u0026gt;Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts of China engages existential questions of identity, humanity, love and morality with whimsy and stylistic verve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53794249998678,"sku":"9781612199702-V","price":11.89,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/ge-yan-strange-beasts-of-china-9781612199702","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}