{"product_id":"the-last-quarter-of-the-moon-a-novel-by-chi-zijian","title":"The Last Quarter of the Moon A Novel By Chi Zijian","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"group-titles\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Last Quarter of the Moon\u003cbr\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003eBy Chi Zijian\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Bruce Humes\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Diane Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping epic, full of love and loss, a woman from one of the last remote reindeer-herding tribes of northeastern China tells the story of her family and the last century of her country’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary-first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_body__2921 clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this sweeping epic, full of love and loss, a woman from one of the last remote reindeer-herding tribes of northeastern China tells the story of her family and the last century of her country’s history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weathered me, and I too have weathered them.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt dawn, an elder sits among the birch trees while the rest of her tribe descend the mountain to permanently inhabit the town at its base. A member of the nomadic Evenki tribe, who traverse the forested mountains of China’s eastern edge with herds of reindeer, she tells the tale of her life to the rain and fire, a life lived in close communion with nature at its most beautiful and cruel. Over the course of the twentieth century, her world is pushed to the margins of empire and industrialization. But holding steadfast against the fray of Chinese, Japanese, and Russian nation-building and resource extraction is the elder’s abiding and tender attention to her people’s core relationships—human, animal, spiritual, environmental—which in itself becomes an act of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn illuminating translation by Bruce Humes—with an introduction by Diane Wilson, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Last Quarter of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e renders an Evenki experience of interdependence and reciprocity with the natural world. Wilderness is infused with domestic life and spiritual intervention: reindeer herding and ice fishing, Shamanic songs and rites, and tallies of marriages, births, and deaths. Contending with the preservation of tradition and legacy alongside the threat of progress and displacement, acclaimed author Chi Zijian depicts lives that resist the march of modernization, speaking profoundly to the real endangerment of Indigenous communities and knowledge across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize, China’s most prestigious literary award, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Quarter of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e asserts that all is shared and interconnected, humbly challenging us to bear witness to both loss and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary-second\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_sku__2921 field field--name-sku field--type-string field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003eISBN 9781571311474\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_book_publish_date__2921 field field--name-field-book-publish-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003ePublish Date \u003ctime datetime=\"2026-01-13T12:00:00Z\" class=\"datetime\"\u003e01\/13\/2026\u003c\/time\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_book_pages__2921 field field--name-field-book-pages field--type-integer field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003ePages 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_bug_dimensions__2921 field field--name-field-bug-dimensions field--type-physical-dimensions field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003eDimensions 8.5 × 5.5 × 1 in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_bug_weight__2921 field field--name-field-bug-weight field--type-physical-measurement field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003eWeight 16 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"183 - Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50560370835696,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/8154\/6311\/files\/LastQuarteroftheMoon_300dpi_RGB.jpg?v=1790879854","url":"https:\/\/maineyarnandfibersupply.com\/products\/the-last-quarter-of-the-moon-a-novel-by-chi-zijian","provider":"Maine Yarn \u0026 Fiber Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}