{"product_id":"american-hagwon-signed-copy","title":"American Hagwon - Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"186\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eSIGNED HARDBACK PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eSigned Hardback Pre-Order | \u003cem data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eAmerican Hagwon\u003c\/em\u003e by Min Jin Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"359\"\u003ePre-order a signed hardback copy of \u003cem data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eAmerican Hagwon\u003c\/em\u003e by Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of \u003cem data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"358\"\u003ePachinko\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"684\"\u003ePublished by Fourth Estate, this 656-page hardback is a major new work of modern fiction from one of today’s most celebrated literary voices. 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