{"product_id":"the-silent-traveller-in-edinburgh-9781841830483","title":"The Silent Traveller In Edinburgh","description":"\u003cp\u003eExiled from China in 1933 and separated from his wife and children  Chiang Yee spent over 40 years away from his homeland. Adopting the name The Silent Traveller  he threw himself into his passionswriting  painting and poetryand produced some of the most evocative  unique and enduring travel books ever written. Chiang Yee was  in his own words  dazzled by the Scottish capital. From the Meadows to Princes Street  from Arthurs Seat to Calton Hill and Edinburgh Castle  he paints an unforgettable picture of Edinburgh and its people in the 1940s. Writing with wry humor  he broadens our perspective of familiar sights and customs  introduces us to Confucian philosophy and Chinese poetry  corrects cultural misconceptions and encourages us to appreciate life. Illustrated throughout with Chiang Yees exquisite paintings  sketches and Chinese calligraphy  this editionthe first for over 50 yearshas a new foreword by Da Zheng  Associate Professor of English at Suffolk University  Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924698497077,"sku":"ByrdShop_1841830488","price":247.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781841830483.jpg?v=1794139580","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-silent-traveller-in-edinburgh-9781841830483","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}