{"product_id":"abridged-chinese-classic-series-the-besieged-city-7802003903","title":"Abridged Chinese Classic Series: The Besieged City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7802003903\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Qian Zhong Shu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntended for learners of Chinese as a second language, this is an abridged version of the novel by Qian Zhongshu, a renowned writer, scholar, and classical Chinese expert. With the hero Fang Hongjians experience as the subject, the novel depicts the wretched and humdrum life of some intellectuals in a morbid society during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Lacking in motives and ideals, they seem to be locked in a besieged city unable to free themselves. Maintaining the major plots true to the original, the abridged version of 40,000 words, represents approximately one-sixth of the original 230,000 Chinese characters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51866377552160,"sku":"NEW7802003903","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/41bs61j8QGL.jpg?v=1781676199","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/abridged-chinese-classic-series-the-besieged-city-7802003903","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}