Description
Book SynopsisPresents a story of desire and virtue set in the pleasure quarters of nineteenth-century Shanghai. This novel reveals a world populated by lonely souls who seek consolation amid the pleasures and decadence of Shanghai's demimonde.
Trade ReviewIts literary and historical significance is indisputable. More important to the average reader, though, [is] its absorbing storytelling. -- Lesley Downer New York Times Book Review Accurate and readable. The novel provides a comprehensive and detailed description of a courtesan society... Recommended. Choice [A] richly detailed... colorful cross-section of Chinese society. -- H. J. Kirchhoff Globe & Mail This is a finely printed publication, and an important novel, but it also provides a provocative study in edition and translation theory. -- Chloe Starr China Review International The publication of this book is a significant event in the upper echelons of Chinese literary study... Finally a book that's been much talked about is now available to an international readership. -- Bradley Winterton Taipei Times
Table of ContentsForeward Translator's Note Cast of Major Characters Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Afterword The World of the Shanghai Courtesans
