{"product_id":"night-train-9781949641981","title":"Night Train","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLooking to take a vacation before settling in for to his PHD studies and hoping to swindle a little traveling money from his father, Chen Munian made up a story about killing someone and needing to flee.\u003c\/b\u003e But now that lie has taken on a life of its own and everyone--the university, the police, the sprawling campus community--is convinced he's murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMunian is barely holding on: his wages are meager, he lives with a group of chaotic roommates, he drinks too much with his crazy artist neighbor who is obsessed with Van Gogh, and his bumbling attempts to woo the beautiful Qin Ke always end in heartache. His life keeps spiraling out of his control, and he can't help but wonder if he was destined to be a murderer all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXu Zechen's Night Train, in Jeremy Tiang's brash translation, follows characters who live on the precipice, where the foolish mistakes of young men can have devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zechen Xu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Lines Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949641981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eXu, Zechen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXu Zechen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels Midnight's Door, Night Train, Heaven on Earth, and Running Through Beijing (Two Lines Press, 2014). He was selected by People's Literature as one of the \"Future 20\" best Chinese writers under forty-one. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, he lives in Beijing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiang, Jeremy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Tiang \u003c\/b\u003eis a novelist, playwright and Sinophone translator. Recent translations include Liu Xinwu's The Wedding Party, which was shortlisted for the National Translation Award, as well as novels by Zhang Yueran, Shuang Xuetao, Lo Yi-Chin, Yan Ge and Yeng Pway Ngon. Their novel State of Emergency won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2018. Earlier this year they were the Princeton University Translator-in-Residence, and served on the jury of the International Booker Prize. Originally from Singapore, they live in Flushing, Queens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Zechen Xu \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48351862587549,"sku":"9781949641981","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_81155864-9638-447d-8abc-0e7b2948286b.jpg?v=1779983042","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/night-train-9781949641981","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}