{"product_id":"strange-beasts-of-china-by-yan-ge","title":"Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of an English PEN Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRunner-Up, 2021 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e‘All we have are stories.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eIn the city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures — with their greenish stomachs or gills or strange birthmarks — live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness, some with ancient forbears, others engineered as artificial breeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eGuided – and often misguided – by her elusive university professor, and his scrappy student sidekick Zhong Liang, our narrator finds herself on a mission to track down each species. And as she blunders from one implausible situation to the next, she comes one step closer to revealing her own inner beast…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003ePart detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, \u003cem\u003eStrange Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e addresses existential questions of identity, being, love and morality with whimsy and grace..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 26 Nov 2022, Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911284444\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 320 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57079910269310,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781911284444.jpg?v=1773335845","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/strange-beasts-of-china-by-yan-ge","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}