{"product_id":"other-places-other-times-paperback","title":"Other Places, Other Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Wexelblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOther Places, Other Times\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of historical fictions. Half are set in Sui China, half in a variety of times and locations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOther Places, Other Times\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of twenty-six historical fictions. Thirteen of the stories are about Chen Hsi-wei, an imaginary peasant\/poet of the Sui period, circa 600 C.E.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a boy, Hsi-wei served the emperor on a perilous mission. He turned down the offer of material rewards in favor of an education which made him a poet. Hsi-wei travels the empire making straw sandals and verses. The narratives account for Hsi-wei's poems, which are also included. The other thirteen stories are set in various times and locations, from post-war England to Renaissance Italy, Paris in the Fifties to post-war Germany, South America in the sixteenth century to Hesse in the mid-nineteenth, Ruthenia in the seventeenth, and the American West after the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction. Historical Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719297503295,"sku":"9781949790764","price":34.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/54511bb2c9b7c6175b4f46e42ba809ae.webp?v=1765085115","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/other-places-other-times-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}