{"product_id":"2940169837919","title":"The Bridegroom: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the remarkable Ha Jin, winner of the National Book Award for his celebrated novel \u003ci\u003eWaiting\u003c\/i\u003e, comes this collection of comical and deeply moving tales of contemporary China that are as warm and human as they are surprising, disturbing, and delightful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story, the head of security at a factory is shocked, first when the handsomest worker on the floor proposes marriage to his homely adopted daughter and again when his new son-in-law is arrested for the ¿crime¿ of homosexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ¿After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town,¿ the workers at an American-style fast-food franchise receive a hilarious crash course in marketing, deep frying, and that frustrating capitalist dictum, ¿the customer is always right.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHa Jin has triumphed again with his unforgettable storytelling in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bridegroom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100500476144,"sku":"2940169837919","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169837919_p0.jpg?v=1769901075","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169837919","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}