- Chinese Operas, Gay men, Fiction, China, fiction
Story that spans more than 50 years in the lives of two men at the Peking Opera, friends since childhood, and the woman who comes between them. An absorbing drama of the period in Chinese history from the warlord era through the Cultural Revolution.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Pi-hua Li, Li, Bihua.
- First published
- July 13, 1994
- Pages
- 264
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co, HarperPerennial, Audio Literature
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9781558009080
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