{"product_id":"9780375724930","title":"The Bridegroom","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the remarkable Ha Jin, winner of the National Book Award for his celebrated novel \u003cb\u003eWaiting\u003c\/b\u003e, a 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 hansomest 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. In \"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.\"Ha Jin has triumphed again with his unforgettable storytelling in \u003cb\u003eThe Bridegroom\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020702466288,"sku":"9780375724930","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375724930_p0.jpg?v=1763692376","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375724930","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}