Eileen Chang

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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888083791
Total Pages : 311 pages
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Download or read book Eileen Chang written by Kam Louie and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eileen Chang (1920–1995) is arguably the most perceptive writer in modern Chinese literature. She was one of the most popular writers in 1940s Shanghai, but her insistence on writing about individual human relationships and mundane matters rather than revolutionary and political movements meant that in mainland China, she was neglected until very recently. Outside the mainland, her life and writings never ceased to fascinate Chinese readers. There are hundreds of works about her in the Chinese language but very few in other languages. This is the first work in English to explore her earliest short stories as well as novels that were published posthumously. It discusses the translation of her stories for film and stage presentation, as well as nonliterary aspects of her life that are essential for a more comprehensive understanding of her writings, including her intense concern for privacy and enduring sensitivity to her public image. The thirteen essays examine the fidelity and betrayals that dominate her alter ego's relationships with parents and lovers, informed by theories and methodologies from a range of disciplines including literary, historical, gender, and film studies. These relationships are frequently dramatized in plays and filmic translations of her work.

Shanghai Boy

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244694281
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Shanghai Boy written by Ron Ratcliffe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-06-17 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of Ron Ratcliffe, a western boy growing up in Shanghai. It begins in the 1880s with the arrival of his grandfather in the mysteri-ous and fascinating city of Shanghai. He records tales of the adventures of his grandfather, an 'old hand' in the East, of Ronny's own travels on the great ocean liners, his journey across the USA, and later, during the early stages of World War Two, across the USSR on the Trans Siberian railway. It tells of his beautiful mother who performed on the now notorious German owned radio station, XGRS, and of his own thrills and spills as a half German, half English child/adolescent during the pre-war, world war and post-war periods in China. Through all these adventures and humorous tales of his early life, Ronny gives timely and priceless insights into the events, philosophy and politics of a tumultuous era. He holds a spotlight on a time and place few have ever experienced but which many would love to know, his family thinks his story too good not to share.

The Essential Lingo Dictionary

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Publisher : Exisle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 177559226X
Total Pages : 211 pages
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A Bibliography of English Etymology

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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 0816667721
Total Pages : 975 pages
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New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199652465
Total Pages : 447 pages
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Computer

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
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Deskbook of Correct English

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
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The forward word list

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Total Pages : 362 pages
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The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh

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Publisher : Little Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316925462
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh written by Evelyn Waugh and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1998 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected for the first time in a single volume: all of the short fiction by one of the 20th century's wittiest and most trenchant observers of the human comedy.

The Spectator

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Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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The Levelling

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Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541724089
Total Pages : 363 pages
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The Oxford Dictionary of Slang

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
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Saturday Review of Literature

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1322 pages
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The Canadian Press Caps and Spelling

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Oxford Rhyming Dictionary

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 666 pages
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Download or read book Oxford Rhyming Dictionary written by Clive Upton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For songwriters and poets, copywriters and students, this is the perfect reference for all would-be versifiers in search of an elusive rhyme.

The English Word Speculum: The forward word list

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
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Pharos Afrikaans-Engels, Engels-Afrikaans woordeboek

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Publisher : NB Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1586 pages
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