| Half a Lifelong Romance Contributor(s): Chang, Eileen (Author), Kingsbury, Karen S. (Translator), Zeller, Emily Woo (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504684753 ISBN-13: 9781504684750 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Romance - General - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" (0.25 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From one of twentieth-century China's greatest writers and the author of Lust, Caution comes an unforgettable story of a love affair set in 1930s Shanghai.Manzhen is a young worker in a Shanghai factory where she meets Shijun, the son of wealthy merchants. Despite family complications, they fall in love and begin to dream of a shared life together--until circumstances force them apart. When they are reunited after many years, can they start their relationship again? Or is it destined to be the romance of only half a lifetime?This affectionate and captivating novel tells the moving story of an enduring love affair and offers a fascinating window onto Chinese life in the first half of the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chang, Eileen: - Eileen Chang (1920-1995), who lived in the United States after fleeing Communist China in 1956, was a prominent fiction writer, essayist, and public intellectual. She is the author of The Rice-Sprout Song: A Novel of Modern China and The Rouge of the North, among other works. Kingsbury, Karen S.: -Karen S. Kingsbury taught and studied in Chinese-speaking cities for nearly two decades and currently lives in Pennsylvania. She has translated Love in a Fallen City and other essays and stories by Eileen Chang. Zeller, Emily Woo: -Emily Woo Zeller is a performing artist and yogi currently based in New York City. Her voice-over career includes work in animated film and television in Southeast Asia. She has also worked as an actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer on stage throughout the United States and Southeast Asia. When not in the studio or on stage, Emily is a yoga teacher with a focus on holistic approaches to health. She holds a degree from the University of California-Berkeley. |