{"product_id":"colors-of-the-mountain-paperback-by-da-chen","title":"Colors of the Mountain Paperback by Da Chen","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAnchor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2001-01-16)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780385720601\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e231.42\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.13 x 1.78\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColors of the Mountain\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of  a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing  young writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Da Chen was born in 1962, in the Year of Great Starvation. Mao Zedong's  Cultural Revolution engulfed millions of Chinese citizens, and the Red Guard enforced  Mao's brutal communist regime. Chen’s family belonged to the despised landlord class,  and his father and grandfather were routinely beaten and sent to labor camps, the  family of eight left without a breadwinner. Despite this background of poverty and  danger, and Da Chen grows up to be resilient, tough, and funny, learning how to defend  himself and how to work toward his future. By the final pages, when his says his  last goodbyes to his father and boards the bus to Beijing to attend college, Da Chen  has become a hopeful man  astonishing in his resilience and cheerful strength.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDa Chen\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Columbia University Law School,  which he attended on full scholarship. A brush calligrapher of considerable spirituality  who also plays the classical bamboo flute, he lives in New York's Hudson Valley with  his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553037373601,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780385720601","price":28.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780385720601.jpg?v=1781723819","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/colors-of-the-mountain-paperback-by-da-chen","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}