{"product_id":"my-year-abroad-chang-rae-lee-9780593332535","title":"My Year Abroad","description":"\u003cp\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Notable Book * Named a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, TIME, and Marie Claire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A     manifesto to happiness-the one found when you stop running from who you     are.\" -New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e  \"An extraordinary book, acrobatic on the level of the     sentence, symphonic across its many movements-and this is a book thatmoves...My     Year Abroad is a wild ride-a caper, a romance, a bildungsroman,     and something of a satire of how to get filthy rich in rising Asia.\" -Vogue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e From the award-winning author of Native Speaker and On     Such a Full Sea, an exuberant, provocative story about a young American     life transformed by an unusual Asian adventure - and about the human     capacities for pleasure, pain, and connection. \n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e Tiller is an average American college student with a good heart but minimal     aspirations. Pong Lou is a larger-than-life, wildly creative Chinese     American entrepreneur who sees something intriguing in Tiller beyond his     bored exterior and takes him under his wing. When Pong brings him along on     a boisterous trip across Asia, Tiller is catapulted from ordinary young man     to talented protege, and pulled into a series of ever more extreme and     eye-opening experiences that transform his view of the world, of Pong, and     of himself.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e In the breathtaking, \"precise, elliptical prose\" that Chang-rae Lee is     known for (The New York Times), the narrative alternates     between Tiller's outlandish, mind-boggling year with Pong and the strange,     riveting, emotionally complex domestic life that follows it, as Tiller     processes what happened to him abroad and what it means for his future. Rich     with commentary on Western attitudes, Eastern stereotypes, capitalism,     global trade, mental health, parenthood, mentorship, and more, My     Year Abroad is also an exploration of the surprising effects of     cultural immersion-on a young American in Asia, on a Chinese man in     America, and on an unlikely couple hiding out in the suburbs. Tinged at     once with humor and darkness, electric with its accumulating surprises and     suspense, My Year Abroad is a novel that only Chang-rae     Lee could have written, and one that will be read and discussed for years     to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chang-rae Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43174974947571,"sku":"9780593332535","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780593332535.jpg?v=1662069417","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/my-year-abroad-chang-rae-lee-9780593332535","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}