- Fiction, Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, Man-woman relationships, History
In the midst of the Japanese occupation of China and Hong Kong, two lives become intertwined: Wong Chia Chi, a young student active in the resistance, and Mr. Yee, a powerful political figure who works for the Japanese occupational government.
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Grave, prestige, meticulous and classical in form.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Eileen Chang
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Anchor Books, Anchor, Penguin Books, Limited
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141910857
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