Ebook {Epub PDF} The Concubine of Shanghai by Hong Ying

The Concubine of Shanghai (Paperback) Published July 1st by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Hong Ying, Liu Hong (Translator) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language. "Like all Hong Ying's work, K is written with a wonderfully intense simplicity--it's tough, uncompromising, direct and tense with strong emotion, but also full of poetry and grace."--Andrew Motion Sold by her uncle in to the First Salon of Gifted Girls, a reputable brothel, sixteen-year-old Cassia is plucked from the ranks of servant girl by a powerful client/5(2). The story begins in with 16 year old Cassia being sold by her aunt to a Shanghai brothel. The rest of the tale unfolds in early 20th century Shanghai, giving the reader of rare glimpse at at city changing rapidly in terms of foreign influence and local custom.4/5(10).

The Concubine of Shanghai. by Hong Ying. Marion Boyars Publishers, HK$ The title seems to suggest this is a predictable tale of a young Chinese girl so desperate to escape rural poverty she. Hong Ying 虹影. Hong Ying () is easily one of China's best-known authors internationally. She settled in England in , but returned to China in Her novels K: The Art of Love (K), Concubine of Shanghai (上海王) and Peacock Cries (孔雀的叫喊) have all been published in English by Marion Boyars, U.K. Her autobiography. The Concubine of Shanghai 作者: Hong Ying 出版社: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd 出版年: 页数: 定价: USD 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 豆瓣评分.

The story begins in with 16 year old Cassia being sold by her aunt to a Shanghai brothel. The rest of the tale unfolds in early 20th century Shanghai, giving the reader of rare glimpse at at city changing rapidly in terms of foreign influence and local custom. The Concubine of Shanghai Quotes Showing of 1 “ the thunder has sounded--but who knows where the rain's going to fall.” ― Hong Ying, The Concubine of Shanghai. "Like all Hong Ying's work, K is written with a wonderfully intense simplicity--it's tough, uncompromising, direct and tense with strong emotion, but also full of poetry and grace."--Andrew Motion Sold by her uncle in to the First Salon of Gifted Girls, a reputable brothel, sixteen-year-old Cassia is plucked from the ranks of servant girl by a powerful client.