{"product_id":"everyday-tang-isbn-9781912559756","title":"Everyday Tang","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart travelogue, part historical reflection, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Tang\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound, and often startling, meditation on one period in Chinese history: the magnificent and cosmopolitan Tang Dynasty (618–907).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 2024, Xiaolu Guo travelled from England to China with her eleven-year-old in search of what remains of the ancient past. As they wander through the great cities of Xi’an and Luoyang, and cross rivers such as the Wei and the Yangzi, Xiaolu ponders the achievements of the Tang in science, arts, trade, spirituality, sexuality and women’s freedom, shedding new light on our understanding of the Tang Dynasty.\u003cb\u003eXiaolu Guo\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, memoirist, and cineaste. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eA Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Am China \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Lover’s Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize in 2020. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the East \u003c\/i\u003ewon the National Book Critics Circle Award 2017 and was shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. Named as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2013, she has directed a dozen award winning films, including \u003ci\u003eHow Is Your Fish Today \u003c\/i\u003e(Sundance Official Selection). Her feature \u003ci\u003eShe, A Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e received the Golden Leopard Award at the Locarno Festival 2009 a documentary \u003ci\u003eWe Went to Wonderland \u003c\/i\u003ewas selected for ND\/NF at the MoMA.","brand":"Notting Hill Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233153396965,"sku":"NP9781912559756","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781912559756.jpg?v=1767726463","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/everyday-tang-isbn-9781912559756","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}