{"product_id":"to-the-east-of-the-east-9781642861679","title":"To the East of the East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD in TRANSLATED LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMin-Hui's travels from Taiwan to Beijing in search of her vanished husband in this multi-layered meditation on marriage and freedom from Taiwan's most sophisticated contemporary voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile chasing business opportunities in China, Min-Hui's husband disappears without a trace, forcing her to uproot her quiet life as a writer in Taiwan and travel to Beijing, where the chaos of the city leaves her reeling. Does the Chinese government truly have her best interests at heart, and how hard are the authorities looking for her missing husband?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarooned in the ancient capital, Min-Hui encounters the enigmatic Shangjun, a self-proclaimed human rights activist who seeks refuge in her hotel room. As their relationship blooms, Min-Hui allows him to read her novel in progress: a young Qing emperor confined within the Forbidden City becomes fascinated by pirate merchant Zheng Zhilong's tales of the Taiwanese seas. All the while, Min-Hui contemplates the discord in the marriage she is desperate to save.\u003cbr\u003eExploring the universal longing for freedom with her signature multi-layered narrative, Ping Lu interweaves Min-Hui's search for her husband and her Beijing love affair with the historical backstory of her novel and unsent letters from her vanished husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the East of the East\u003c\/i\u003e offers a profound meditation on liberation, destiny and the contingencies of national histories by one of Taiwan's most sophisticated contemporary voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ping Lu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642861679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePing Lu \u003c\/b\u003eis the pen name of Taiwanese writer Lu Ping. Ping Lu writes on a wide range of topics, including society, culture, gender, politics, history and human rights. She won Taiwan's National Award for the Arts in 2021, and has previously also won the 2021 Taiwan Literature Award for 間隙 (The Gaps), the 2018 Golden Tripod Prize for 袒露的心 (Heart Mandala), and the 2016 Wu San-lien Literary Award. Her short story collections and novels, including \u003ci\u003eLove and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, 何日君再來 (When Will My Love Return) and 黑水 (The River Darkens) have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Czech and many other languages. \u003ci\u003eTo the East of the East\u003c\/i\u003e is her most recent work to be translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Tiang\u003c\/b\u003e won the Singapore Literature Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e, and was shortlisted for the same prize for his short story collection \u003ci\u003eIt Never Rains on National Day\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from World Editions). He has translated over thirty books from Chinese, including Zhang Yueran's \u003ci\u003eCocoon \u003c\/i\u003efor World Editions, which won the Singapore Literature Prize. He also writes and translates plays--most recently \u003ci\u003eSalesman\u003c\/i\u003e之死, which was staged at New York's Connelly Theater, and received an Obie Award. Originally from Singapore, he now lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ping Lu \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67750725025949,"sku":"9781642861679","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e739aaa7-4f83-44c2-9987-6047c8cfc15d.jpg?v=1793174891","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/to-the-east-of-the-east-9781642861679","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}