{"product_id":"twin-lotuses-9781962413510","title":"Twin Lotuses","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Xiaoyu's ink-washed black-and-white art evokes the period setting with equal parts elegance, drama, and earthy humor. [...] Readers will be transported.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove is never lost . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFan is a young Chinese engineer who lost his wife in a Japanese bombing raid in 1937. Mingfeng was a popular performer at the local opera, and he is devastated by the loss. Distraught, he builds an extraordinary automaton that replaces her at the theater. Meanwhile, war rages throughout the city, and orphaned children run wild under the direction of local potentates in an attempt to thrive and survive. When those potentates take notice of the mysterious beauty, suspicions and desires start to grow. Mix in an American airman and the tensions of war, and things build to an explosive finale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasterfully mixing a snapshot of war-torn China with the philosophical sci-fi questions of a Philip K Dick novel, \u003ci\u003eTwin Lotuses\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully illustrated story capturing an ugly time and the flicker of hope, love, and ambition that shone through it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zhang Xiaoyu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Magnetic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962413510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1975, \u003cb\u003eZhang Xiaoyu\u003c\/b\u003e is originally from the town of Anshun in the Guizhou Province in Southern China. He drew his first comic pages as an art student in 1995 and has since completed more than a dozen works for publishers from around the world, including Humanoids, Casterman, and Glenat. He has been awarded twice for China's top comics prizes, first in 1999 for \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e and again in 2001 for \u003ci\u003eThe Take-off\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also involved with \u003ci\u003eFEI\u003c\/i\u003e, a magazine dedicated to sci-fi stories. He has become one of his country's most sought-after comic artists.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Zhang Xiaoyu \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897244008605,"sku":"9781962413510","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_09bab5f0-2821-4cfb-80d5-f9cf0f77b41e.jpg?v=1778004419","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/twin-lotuses-9781962413510","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}