{"product_id":"9781804540275","title":"Colonel And The Eunuch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe phenomenal #1 Chinese bestseller, with over 3 million copies sold. This is a searing exploration of what makes a hero: a literary masterpiece, available in the English language for the very first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe boy grows up in a small village in south China listening to stories about the Colonel: some say he was a legendary army doctor during the war, some say he was a traitor to the Party, still others say he is a wicked sex machine. The stories are bawdy and mesmerizing, always larger than life. Yet in reality, the Colonel is just a middle-aged man who loves his cat. And why on earth does everyone call him ''the Eunuch''?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these disparate sources, the boy tries to piece together who the Colonel really is, just as he himself grows up in a rapidly changing China. It is not until many years later, when the boy also becomes a middle-aged man, that he would look back and finally solve the puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Colonel and the Eunuch is Mai Jia''s first new novel in eight years and his most ambitious work to date. An exciting departure from spy thrillers, this is a coming-of-age story, a family saga, as well as a searing exploration of what makes a hero. The Colonel is Mai Jia''s singular creation: an almost mythic figure shrouded in the tragedy of war and history, whose story will move even the most stone-hearted to tears.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Readers Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43016678211699,"sku":"9781804540275","price":320.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/the-colonel-and-the-eunuch.jpg?v=1752717126","url":"https:\/\/readerswarehouse.us\/products\/9781804540275","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}