{"product_id":"iron-and-silk-isbn-9780394755113","title":"Iron and Silk","description":"Salzman captures post-cultural revolution China through his adventures as a young American English teacher in China and his shifu-tudi (master-student) relationship with China's foremost martial arts teacher.\"Salzman demonstrates with skill and subtlety just how Chinese society works.\"--The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gong fu, or 'skill that transcends mere surface beauty'...no other term is as apt for a book that describes China and its people with such deftness and delight.\"--Time\u003cb\u003eMark Salzman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIron \u0026amp; Silk\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of his two years in China; \u003ci\u003eLost in Place\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir; and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Laughing Sutra, The Soloist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLying Awake\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301124034789,"sku":"NP9780394755113","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394755113.jpg?v=1767730178","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/iron-and-silk-isbn-9780394755113","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}