{"product_id":"the-bridegroombooks","title":"The Bridegroom","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the remarkable Ha Jin, winner of the National Book Award for his celebrated novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWaiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a collection of comical and deeply moving tales of contemporary China that are as warm and human as they are surprising, disturbing, and delightful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the title story, the head of security at a factory is shocked, first when the hansomest worker on the floor proposes marriage to his homely adopted daughter, and again when his new son-in-law is arrested for the \"crime\" of homosexuality. In \"After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town,\" the workers at an American-style fast food franchise receive a hilarious crash course in marketing, deep frying, and that frustrating capitalist dictum, \"the customer is always right.\"Ha Jin has triumphed again with his unforgettable storytelling in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bridegroom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Jin, Ha","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":44127433523424,"sku":"","price":19.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":48189572907232,"sku":null,"price":19.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/1811187.jpg?v=1691515134","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bridegroombooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}