UID:
edocfu_9959899173102883
Format:
1 online resource (178 p.)
ISBN:
9780824865481
Content:
Virgin Widows is a poignant and disquieting novel that unfolds the stories of two women whose lives, despite being separated by nearly a century, reveal a disturbing similarity. First published in China in 1985, it appears now in English for the first time.
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3 The reign of the great Qing emperor Guangxu. Once again Love Goose Shoals at the base of Celestial Peak. --
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13 The year, 1908. The great Qing emperor Guangxu has died. Pu Yi, three-year-old heir to the throne, is carried into the throne room to be coronated as the last emperor of a line that has run continuously for more than two thousand years. --
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Translator’s Postscript
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780824865481
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824865481
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824865481
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