{"product_id":"the-enchanting-lives-of-others-9780300281651","title":"The Enchanting Lives of Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the beguiling power of literature, from one of the world's greatest storytellers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the Pigeon Book Club, a circle of readers gathers for exhilarating meetings to discuss literature. The only requirements for entry are an all-encompassing love of books and the intuition that to read is to love and to love is to read. Xiao Sang, a department store clerk, wonders if life can ever be as captivating as a novel. Newlyweds Fei and Han Ma struggle to build a marriage as Han Ma discovers a surprising gift for storytelling. Xiao Ma, a hopeful dreamer, explores the possibility of romance with an older man. Bound by a shared passion for fiction, each book club member seeks to understand the relationship between the stories they read and the lives they lead, reveling in both the quotidian details and the ecstasy of aesthetics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the most accessible work yet from the celebrated writer Can Xue: a utopian comedy and a work of profound joy, a love song to literary inspiration and the remarkable beauty of the ordinary. \u003ci\u003eThe Enchanting Lives of Others\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to know and be known to others through the transformative power of reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Can Xue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300281651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Xue\u003c\/b\u003e is the pseudonym of the Chinese writer Deng Xiaohua (b. 1953). Formerly a tailor, she began writing fiction in 1983. Her works include \u003ci\u003eBarefoot Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Live in the Slums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove in the New Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFive Spice Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lover\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAnnelise Finegan\u003c\/b\u003e is academic director and clinical associate professor of translation at New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Can Xue \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47699059081373,"sku":"9780300281651","price":50.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1ba38d8c-3149-47d1-b5e8-4a8df02e6456.jpg?v=1772697180","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-enchanting-lives-of-others-9780300281651","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}