The Emperor of Shoes (signed)

1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 2018 , Hardcover in the dust jacket , 328 page book . This is Spencer Wise debut novel and also signed at the title page . Condition : NEW. ( Also included is the true first edition Uncorrected Proof .) Size: 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall

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*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?

Deftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, The Emperor of Shoes is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.

Product Info

ISBN: 1335145907

ISBN-13: 9781335145901

Publisher: Hanover Square Press

Year: 2018

Type: New

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Signed

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