{"product_id":"9781558619081","title":"Beijing Comrades","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Handong, a ruthless and wealthy businessman, is introduced to Lan Yu, a naïve, working-class architectural student—the attraction is all consuming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrogant and privileged, Handong is unsettled by this desire, while Lan Yu quietly submits. Despite divergent lives, the two men spend their nights together, establishing a deep connection. When loyalties are tested, Handong is left questioning his secrets, his choices, and his very identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeijing Comrades \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a tumultuous love affair set against the sociopolitical unrest of late-eighties China. Due to its depiction of gay sexuality and its critique of the totalitarian government, it\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas originally published anonymously on an underground gay website within mainland China. This riveting and heartbreaking novel, circulated throughout China in 1998, quickly developed a cult following, and remains a central work of queer literature from the People's Republic of China. This is the first English-language translation of \u003ci\u003eBeijing Comrades\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press at CUNY, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157150122224,"sku":"9781558619081","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781558619081_p0.jpg?v=1769899587","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781558619081","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}