{"product_id":"the-last-communist-virgin-paperback","title":"The Last Communist Virgin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWang Ping\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the restaurants of New York's Chinatown to the retail emporium of Bergdorf Goodman, and from remote Chinese military outposts to the streets of Beijing, these stories open a window into the rapid transformations of an ancient culture. As the characters struggle to find their way, a young girl discovers love amidst a sea of angry Red Guards, éeacute;migrés navigate New York's relentless rat race, and an old man returns to a Beijing he doesn't recognize on a mission to restore his son-in-law's flagging honor. In the heartrending finale, the origins of humanity and its reckless dash toward an apocalyptic future are distilled into a love story with far-reaching implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWang Ping was born in Shanghai and grew up on a small island in the East China Sea. After three years of farming in a mountain village, she attended Beijing University. In 1985 she left China to study in the U.S., earning her Ph.D. from New York University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer books include two collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Whip\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOf Flesh \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, the cultural study \u003ci\u003eAching for Beauty: Footbinding in China\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eForeign Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, two collections of fiction stories entitled \u003ci\u003eAmerican Visa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Communist Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e, and a book of Chinese folk lore, \u003ci\u003eThe Dragon Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e. Wang is also the editor and co-translator of the anthology \u003ci\u003eNew Generation: Poetry from China Today\u003c\/i\u003e and co-translator of \u003ci\u003eFlames\u003c\/i\u003e by Xue Di. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Communist Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e was winner of the 2008 Minnesota Book Awards in the category of Novel \u0026amp; Short Story and the 2007 Book Award from the Association for Asian American Studies in the category of Poetry\/Prose. \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Whip\u003c\/i\u003e was a 2004 finalist for the Minnesota Book Award and received an honorable mention from the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eAching for Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e was a 2001 Minnesota Book Award finalist and winner of the University of Colorado's Eugene M. Kayden Book Award for \"the best book in the humanities published by an American university press.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer writing has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry 1993\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e1996\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Loft Literary Center, and Bush Foundation, and she was a recipient of the Lannan Residency Program in 2007. She currently lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and teaches creative writing at Macalester College.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minnesota Book Award (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616573485338,"sku":"9781566891950","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/CmCUXu8M8F9781566891950.webp?v=1785461746","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-communist-virgin-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}