The Emperor of Shoes
A Novel
On Sale: 05/28/2019
The Emperor of Shoes
A Novel
On Sale: 05/28/2019
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About the Book
“Evocative…The Emperor of Shoes underscores the extent to which the promise of economic opportunity still moves people across great distances on our planet…[A novel] of our times…”—New York Times Book Review*A Library Journal Best Debut of Summer 2018*
From an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change
Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant’s vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex’s own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line.
When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite?
Product Details
- ISBN: 9781335005489
- ISBN 10: 133500548X
- Imprint: Hanover Square Press
- On Sale: 05/28/2019
- Pages: 320
- List Price:23.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : FICTION / Literary
- BISAC2 : FICTION / Coming of Age
- BISAC3 : FICTION / Jewish
