{"product_id":"willow-pattern-walkabout-paperback-1","title":"Willow Pattern Walkabout - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKirwan Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Rigby\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnexpectedly in 1958, an irreverent British journalist and Australian cartoonist duo were granted visas to visit Communist China at its most closed and inscrutable. They went, the saw, and they produced one of the great classics of China books, Willow Pattern Walkabout, a unique and sadly forgotten book, now resurrected. Emerging from the writings of Edward \"Bernie\" Kirwan Ward and the drawings of Paul Rigby, both residents of Perth in Australia, is a picture of China at a key moment in its history, still feeding off the exhilaration of the creation of \"People's China\" in 1949, and full of optimism and blind idealism. The two traveled on a path through the \"New China\" that was micromanaged by the communist authorities, but they still harvested a rich collection of insights and observations tinged with skepticism and good humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirwan Ward was an English journalist who worked for the \u003ci\u003eWest Australian Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Birthright to Birthmark\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Rigby was an award-winning Australian cartoonist. He is best known for his work for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSydney Daily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGraham Earnshaw\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and businessman who began his career in China as a journalist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Walk of China\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife and Death of a Dotcom in China\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales of Old Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11.3 x 11.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46582556950725,"sku":"9789881866714","price":35.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/tU-E7IckE9789881866714_71e4d097-0216-4d0c-9a2a-429e67c74af6.webp?v=1784802313","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/willow-pattern-walkabout-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}