{"product_id":"mirage-an-anonymous-novel-translated-by-patrick-hanan","title":"Mirage: An Anonymous Novel (Translated by Patrick Hanan)","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"145\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA captivating classic that blends atmosphere, longing, and quiet emotional depth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"745\"\u003eGood Condition – ex-library book with visible cover wear, mild edge wear, and expected library markings; structurally sound and fully readable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published anonymously in 1804—its author remains unknown—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMirage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is set in Guangzhou (Canton), some decades before the city was overwhelmed by the opium trade and the Opium War. Su Jishi, the adolescent son of the head of the Chinese traders’ association, the men licensed to deal with foreign merchants in the port, is suddenly burdened with responsibility for his powerful family after his father’s unexpected death. More interested in sex than money, Su Jishi learns to navigate between pleasure and commerce, as rebellions erupt just outside the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the crossroads of two of the greatest Chinese books—the aristocratic coming-of-age novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Story of the Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Dream of the Red Chamber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and the military epic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOutlaws of the Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMirage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is panorama of libertines and concubines, lecherous monks and celibate soldiers, corrupt officials and drunken scholars. As entertaining as a bestseller, it is a hectic recreation of vanished mores and customs, and the life of a Chinese city as it was beginning to discover—and deal with—the rest of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608546066644,"sku":"TVJ-017979","price":11.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/IMG_9167_216f84fc-d10f-4248-a137-420abbd5827d.jpg?v=1772426201","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/mirage-an-anonymous-novel-translated-by-patrick-hanan","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}