{"product_id":"thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu","title":"Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn astounding debut that reimagines the classic Western \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethrough the eyes of a Chinese American assassin on a quest to rescue \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehis kidnapped wife and exact his revenge on her abductors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In Tom Lin's novel, the atmosphere of Cormac McCarthy's West, or that of the Coen Brothers' \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003e, gives way to the phantasmagorical shades of Ray Bradbury, Charles Finney's \u003ci\u003eThe Circus of Dr. Lao\u003c\/i\u003e, and Katherine Dunn's \u003ci\u003eGeek Love\u003c\/i\u003e. A story full of archetypal echoes, yet with a velocity and perspective all its own, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a fierce new version of the Westward Dream.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jonathan Lethem, author of \u003ci\u003eMotherless Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrphaned as a baby, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. But when Ming falls in love with Ada, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, and the two elope, he seizes the opportunity to escape to a different life. Soon after, in a violent raid, the tycoon's henchmen kidnap Ada and conscript Ming into service for the Union Pacific Railroad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBattered, heartbroken, and yet defiant, Ming partners with a blind clairvoyant known only as the prophet. Together the two set out to rescue his wife and to exact revenge on the men who destroyed him, aided by a troupe of magic-show performers, some with supernatural powers, whom they meet on the journey. Ming fights his way across the West, settling old scores with a single-minded devotion that culminates in an explosive and unexpected finale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the violent ardor of Cormac McCarthy and the otherworldly inventiveness of Ted Chiang, \u003ci\u003eThe Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a thriller, a romance, and a story of one man's quest for redemption in the face of a distinctly American brutality.","brand":"Tom Lin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40620104122535,"sku":"9780316542159","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/products\/9780316542159-us.jpg?v=1625862836","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}