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STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Chatto & Windus, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of five short stories set in Tibet by this Chinese writer now living in exile in England. When these were first published in China in 1987, they were immediately condemned by the authorities, and all writings by Ma Jian have been banned. Includes an afterword by the author, describing how these came to be written. Translated from the Chinese by Flora Drew. 90 pp. ISBN: 0-70117806X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75295More details Price: $21.50 -
THE NOODLE MAKER.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A satirical and powerfully written novel about the absurdities and cruelties of life in post-Tianamen China. Two men, a writer of political propaganda and a professional blood donor, meet for dinner every week. During the course of one drunken evening, the writer recounts the stories he would write, had he the courage . . . a humorous yet profound glimpse of those struggling to survive under a system that dictates their every move." Ma Jian is now living in exile in England. In 1987 all of his books were banned in China. Translated from the Chinese by Flora Drew. 181 pp. ISBN: 0-374223076.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 82156More details Price: $21.50 -
THE MAO CASE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 289 pp. ISBN: 9780312538743.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 62040More details Price: $20.00 -
A LOYAL CHARACTER DANCER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: SOHO Press, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel feauturing Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. SIGNED on the title page in both English and Chinese characters. 351 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-3013.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 65792More details Price: $45.00 -
A CASE OF TWO CITIES.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Sceptre, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 307 pp. ISBN: 978-0340898529.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (some light toning to the pages)
Book ID: 66104More details Price: $17.50 -
ENIGMA OF CHINA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 262 pp. ISBN: 978-1250025807.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder dot, small peeled spot under dj flap)
Book ID: 66106More details Price: $15.00 -
WHEN RED IS BLACK.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: SOHO Press, (2002). First edition - The third novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 310 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 67682More details Price: $30.00 -
RED MANDARIN DRESS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 310 pp. ISBN: 978-0312371074.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70471More details Price: $18.00 -
A CASE OF TWO CITIES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 307 pp. ISBN: 978-0312359850.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 74875More details Price: $18.50 -
ENIGMA OF CHINA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 262 pp. ISBN: 978-1250025807.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75767More details Price: $19.50