{"product_id":"9789862740866","title":"The Dream-eating Animal: The Story of Yeh Shyr Tau","description":"Is Dream-eating Beast a monster? Who is Ye Shit-tao? What has he got to do with the Dream-eating beast?\u003cp\u003eThe Dream-eating Beast came into existence with the birth of Ye Shit-tao. During his youth, Ye Shi-tao used to play in the Hulu (Gourd) alley. While he was receiving his education, he also read books he liked. During a day when he was seventeen, his dream to be an author was fulfilled -- his writing was accepted for publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven after the finance of his family slid downwards, Ye Shit-tao still worked as a teacher to feed his Dream-eating Beast and his family members; although this Dream-eating Beast had caused Ye Shit-tao to go through all kinds of hardships in life, in the mean time it also shone light in the life of Ye Shit-tao, making him an important author and critic in the history of literature of Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Looking Back at Taiwan Literature Ye Shit-tau wrote: \"It goes without saying that an author is like a beast feeding on dreams. How does he know that this Dream-eating beast also has the need of daily bread, and bread is nothing that can be earned by merely dreaming all day?\" This Dream-eating beast is the dream of Ye Shi-tau as an author, as well as the literature that he loves. Indeed, the Dream-eating beast is the very person himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the International Edition specifically published by Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Tainan City of Government with EHGBooks POD (print-on-demand) Technology, and the list price will differ from the one printed by the traditional printing house in Taiwan. We welcome global readers to purchase on demand at your discretion!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Tainan City of Governm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065641517296,"sku":"9789862740866","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789862740866_p0.jpg?v=1763692325","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789862740866","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}