{"product_id":"frontier-9781940953540","title":"Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Novel from the Winner of the 2015 Best Translated Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Porochista Khakpour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most raved-about works of translated fiction this year--Jonathan Sturgeon, \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrontier \u003c\/i\u003eopens with the story of Liujin, a young woman heading out on her own to create her own life in Pebble Town, a somewhat surreal place at the base of Snow Mountain where wolves roam the streets and certain enlightened individuals can see and enter a paradisiacal garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring life in this city (or in the frontier) through the viewpoint of a dozen different characters, some simple, some profound, Can Xue's latest novel attempts to unify the grand opposites of life--barbarism and civilization, the spiritual and the material, the mundane and the sublime, beauty and death, Eastern and Western cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA layered, multifaceted masterpiece from the 2015 winner of the Best Translated Book Award, \u003ci\u003eFrontier \u003c\/i\u003eexemplifies John Darnielle's statement that Can Xue's books read as if dreams had invaded the physical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Xue \u003c\/b\u003eis a pseudonym meaning dirty snow, leftover snow. She learned English on her own and has written books on Borges, Shakespeare, and Dante. Her publications in English include \u003ci\u003eThe Embroidered Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFive Spice Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVertical Motion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2015 Best Translated Book Award for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Gernant \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor emerita of Chinese history at Southern Oregon University. She translates in collaboration with Chen Zeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChen Zeping \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of Chinese linguistics at Fujian Teachers' University, and has collaborated with Karen Gernant on more than ten translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePorochista Khakpour\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eSons and Other Flammable Objects\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-376805\"\u003eCan Xue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940953540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940953545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Xue\u003c\/b\u003e is a pseudonym meaning dirty snow, leftover snow. She learned English on her own and has written books on Borges, Shakespeare, and Dante. Her publications in English include, \u003ci\u003eThe Embroidered Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFive Spice Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVertical Motion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2015 Best Translated Book Award for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Gernant\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emerita of Chinese history at Southern Oregon University. She translates in collaboration with Chen Zeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChen Zeping\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Chinese linguistics at Fujian Teachers' University, and has collaborated with Karen Gernant on more than ten translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePorochista Khakpour\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eSons and Other Flammable Objects\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42674024841453,"sku":"9781940953540","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dc63fdf9-6415-4be5-96e5-e307a81c7f78.jpg?v=1649562352","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/frontier-9781940953540","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}