{"product_id":"stories-of-the-sahara-2","title":"Stories of the Sahara","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book that has captivated millions of Chinese readers, translated into English for the very first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hypnotic . . . A record of one person's fierce refusal to follow a path laid down for her by the rest of the world' \u003c\/b\u003eTash Aw, \u003ci\u003eParis Review \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanmao: author, adventurer, pioneer. Born in China in 1943, she moved from Chongqing to Taiwan, Spain to Germany, the Canary Islands to Central America, and, for several years in the 1970s, to the Sahara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories of the Sahara \u003c\/i\u003einvites us into Sanmao’s extraordinary life in the desert: her experiences of love and loss, freedom and peril, all told with a voice as spirited as it is timeless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a period when China was beginning to look beyond its borders, Sanmao fired the imagination of millions and inspired a new generation. With an introduction by Sharlene Teo, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an essential collection from one of the twentieth century’s most iconic figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every story conveys Sanmao’s infectious capacity for wonder’ Sharlene Teo, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Has endured for generations of young Taiwanese and Chinese women' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ground-breaking' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeographical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable and brave book. Sanmao was a freewheeling feminist who broke all the rules and did so with a gleeful, mischievous smile' \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Eimer, \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256924524888,"sku":"9781408881842","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781408881842_b58a4101-212f-46cc-b7bd-7d10d6e13420.jpg?v=1766124945","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/stories-of-the-sahara-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}