{"product_id":"an-excess-male-9780062662552","title":"An Excess Male","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the \u003cem\u003eWashington Posts' \u003c\/em\u003e\"The 5 best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2017\"!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Tiptree, Jr Literary Award Honor List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog \u003c\/em\u003e\"Best SFF of 2017\" pick!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003e\"Best of the Best!\" of 2017 Honorable Mention\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom debut author Maggie Shen King, \u003cem\u003eAn Excess Male\u003c\/em\u003e is the chilling dystopian tale of politics, inequality, marriage, love, and rebellion, set in a near-future China, that further explores the themes of the classics \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhen She Woke.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the One Child Policy, everyone plotted to have a son. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow 40 million of them can't find wives.\u003cstrong\u003enone \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enoneChina's One Child Policy and its cultural preference for male heirs have created a society overrun by 40 million unmarriageable men. By the year 2030, more than twenty-five percent of men in their late thirties will not have a family of their own. \u003cem\u003eAn Excess Male\u003c\/em\u003e is one such leftover man's quest for love and family under a State that seeks to glorify its past mistakes and impose order through authoritarian measures, reinvigorated Communist ideals, and social engineering.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWei-guo holds fast to the belief that as long as he continues to improve himself, his small business, and in turn, his country, his chance at love will come. He finally saves up the dowry required to enter matchmaking talks at the lowest rung as a third husband--the maximum allowed by law. Only a single family--one harboring an illegal spouse--shows interest, yet with May-ling and her two husbands, Wei-guo feels seen, heard, and connected to like never before. But everyone and \u003cem\u003eeverything\u003c\/em\u003e--walls, streetlights, garbage cans--are listening, and men, excess or not, are dispensable to the State. Wei-guo must reach a new understanding of patriotism and test the limits of his love and his resolve in order to save himself and this family he has come to hold dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Maggie Shen King's startling and beautiful debut, \u003cem\u003eAn Excess Male\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003elooks to explore the intersection of marriage, family, gender, and state in an all-too-plausible future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Voyager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062662552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maggie Shen King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935308091573,"sku":"9780062662552","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9761ba35-14bd-4949-b171-79c20d98687f.jpg?v=1688487565","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-excess-male-9780062662552","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}