{"product_id":"letters-from-a-chinese-student-at-wellesley-1923-1926-paperback","title":"Letters From a Chinese Student at Wellesley: 1923-1926 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Graham\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBing Xin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally written in Chinese for Chinese readers, these letters and short essays by Bing Xin provide a fascinating account of a young, Chinese student's years at Wellesley University nearly 100 years ago. The journey from China to the United States involved a long voyage across the Pacific Ocean, and a cross-country train trip. Upon her arrival at Wellesley, Bing Xin found a world in which everything -- clothes, food, even language -- was completely different to what she had known. Just as she was beginning to adjust, she contracted tuberculosis and spent months in a sanitarium, isolated from everyone. Upon her recovery, she resumed and completed her studies at Wellesley, spent a summer traveling in New England, and finally returned home to China. Throughout it all, Bing Xin never stopped writing. Letters to friends, letters to her family, short descriptive essays -- when all of this was finally gathered together and published as a book, it immediately became a modern Chinese literary classic. This is a vivid and unforgettable picture of American life a century ago, seen through the eyes of a young, sensitive Chinese girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48315355693304,"sku":"9781511890229","price":23.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/5tbv-_EsQ89781511890229.webp?v=1777754863","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/letters-from-a-chinese-student-at-wellesley-1923-1926-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}