In the Pond
by Jin, Ha
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0944072925
- ISBN 13
- 9780944072929
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
In the Pond is a 2000 novel by Ha Jin, who has also written Under the Red Flag, Ocean of Winds, and Waiting. He has been praised for his works relating to Chinese life and culture. The novel centers around the character Shao Bin, a Chinese man working at fertilizer plant, and his epic struggle to obtain a decent apartment for his young family. Continually passed over by the plant's corrupt leaders, Bin decides to fight back against his communist superiors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20497
- Title
- In the Pond
- Author
- Jin, Ha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0944072925
- ISBN 13
- 9780944072929
- Publisher
- Zoland Books
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Ha Jin; signed; hardcover; first edition; China; Chinese; literature
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