{"product_id":"china-mountain-zhang-9781250237408","title":"China Mountain Zhang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A first novel this good gives every reader a chance to share in the pleasure of discovery; to my mind, Ms. McHugh's achievement recalls the best work of Delany and Robinson without being in the least derivative.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmediately recognized as a groundbreaking work on its first publication in 1992, \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Hugo and Nebula Awards and won the Lambda Literary Award, the Tiptree Memorial Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the Second Great Depression and the American Liberation War, the US has been left as a satellite state of China. In this somewhat but not entirely regimented world, young New York construction engineer Zhang Zhongshan must find his way in a society that disapproves both of his cultural heritage and his sexual identity. Because not everyone can change the world--sometimes, the ultimate challenge is to find a way to live in it. \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e presents a macroscopic world of microscopic intensity, one of the most brilliant visions in modern science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new Tor Essentials edition of \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning Jo Walton, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong Others\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Maureen McHugh has mastered the trick of astonishing the reader with what futuristic characters take most for granted.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250237408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Maureen F. McHugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648715681948,"sku":"9781250237408","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f655a0d8-fd44-4bd6-9c26-79d33c75a36b.jpg?v=1603870822","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/china-mountain-zhang-9781250237408","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}