{"product_id":"pleasure-of-thinking-by-wang-xiaobo-9780241633267","title":"Pleasure of Thinking","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dazzling essays of the beloved, subversive Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo, a continual bestseller in China, now in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWang Xiaobo made his name as a novelist, but his essays, too, have become ongoing bestsellers in China since their publication in the 1990s. Bringing together his thoughts on reading, talking, and silence during the Cultural Revolution; the irrepressible spirit of one beloved pig he met while an \"educated youth\"; and being operated on via a textbook—these essays offer a rare glimpse into a world rarely seen and discussed with such honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with a light touch and a wry sense of humour, these essays showcase the work of a great literary talent, grappling with sociology, sexuality, and feminism, the cultural clash of living in the USA, and with Chinese sci-fi, the internet, and beloved European writers like Bertrand Russell and Italo Calvino. Electrifying and containing a razor-sharp wit and intellect, this collection reveals the voice of a generation to English-speaking readers for the very first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341037256940,"sku":"9780241633267","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/46213482274.jpg?v=1772181044","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/pleasure-of-thinking-by-wang-xiaobo-9780241633267","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}