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Häftad, Engelska, 2007
148 kr
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In 1940s Shanghai, beautiful young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea with high society ladies. But China is occupied by invading Japanese forces and things are not always what they seem in wartime. Jiazhi’s life is a front. A patriotic student radical, her mission is to seduce a powerful employee of the occupying government and lead him to the assassin’s bullet. Yet as she waits for him to arrive at their liaison, Jiazhi begins to wonder if she is cut out to be a femme fatale and coldly take Mr Yi to his death. Or is she beginning to fall in love with him?A passionate tale of espionage, deception and love, Lust, Caution is accompanied here by four further dazzling short stories by Eileen Chang.
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
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Eileen Chang is one of the great writers of twentieth-century China, where she enjoys a passionate following both on the mainland and in Taiwan. At the heart of Chang's achievement is her short fiction—tales of love, longing, and the shifting and endlessly treacherous shoals of family life. Written when she was still in her twenties, these extraordinary stories combine an unsettled, probing, utterly contemporary sensibility, keenly alert to sexual politics and psychological ambiguity, with an intense lyricism that echoes the classics of Chinese literature. Love in a Fallen City, the first collection in English of this dazzling body of work, introduces readers to the stark and glamorous vision of a modern master.
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
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From one of twentieth-century China's greatest writers and the author of Lust, Caution, this is 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 a separation of 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.Eileen Chang was born in Shanghai in 1920. She studied literature at the University of Hong Kong but returned to Shanghai in 1941 during the Japanese occupation, where she established her reputation as a literary star. She moved to America in 1955 and died in Los Angeles in 1995.Karen S. Kingsbury taught and studied in Chinese-speaking cities for nearly two decades, and currently lives in Pennsylvania, USA. She has translated Love in a Fallen City for Penguin Classics, as well as other essays and stories by Chang.'A giant of modern Chinese literature' The New York Times'Eileen Chang is the fallen angel of Chinese literature' Ang Lee'A dazzling and distinctive fiction writer' The New York Times Book Review'Chang's world is a stark and mysterious place where people strive to find their way in love but often fail under the pressures of family, tradition, and reputation' The New Yorker
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Engelska, 2014100 kr
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From one of twentieth-century China's greatest writers and the author of Lust, Caution, this is an unforgettable story of a love affair set in 1930s Shanghai. Manjing is a young worker in a Shanghai factory, where she meets Shujun, 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 a separation of 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.Eileen Chang was born in Shanghai in 1920. She studied literature at the University of Hong Kong but returned to Shanghai in 1941 during the Japanese occupation, where she established her reputation as a literary star. She moved to America in 1955 and died in Los Angeles in 1995.Karen S. Kingsbury taught and studied in Chinese-speaking cities for nearly two decades, and currently lives in Pennsylvania, USA. She has translated Love in a Fallen City for Penguin Classics, as well as other essays and stories by Chang.'A giant of modern Chinese literature' The New York Times'Eileen Chang is the fallen angel of Chinese literature' Ang Lee'A dazzling and distinctive fiction writer' New York Times Book Review'Chang's world is a stark and mysterious place where people strive to find their way in love but often fail under the pressures of family, tradition, and reputation' New Yorker
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Engelska, 2007100 kr
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In 1940s Shanghai, beautiful young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea with high society ladies. But China is occupied by invading Japanese forces and things are not always what they seem in wartime. Jiazhi’s life is a front. A patriotic student radical, her mission is to seduce a powerful employee of the occupying government and lead him to the assassin’s bullet. Yet as she waits for him to arrive at their liaison, Jiazhi begins to wonder if she is cut out to be a femme fatale and coldly take Mr Yi to his death. Or is she beginning to fall in love with him?A passionate tale of espionage, deception and love, Lust, Caution is accompanied here by four further dazzling short stories by Eileen Chang.
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Engelska, 2007100 kr
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Eileen Chang is one of the great writers of twentieth-century China, where she enjoys a passionate following both on the mainland and in Taiwan. At the heart of Chang's achievement is her short fiction—tales of love, longing, and the shifting and endlessly treacherous shoals of family life. Written when she was still in her twenties, these extraordinary stories combine an unsettled, probing, utterly contemporary sensibility, keenly alert to sexual politics and psychological ambiguity, with an intense lyricism that echoes the classics of Chinese literature. Love in a Fallen City, the first collection in English of this dazzling body of work, introduces readers to the stark and glamorous vision of a modern master.
E-bok
Engelska, 201138 kr
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There were two women in Zhenbao's life: one he called his white rose, the other his red rose. One was a spotless wife, the other a passionate mistress. Isn't that just how the average man describe a chaste widow's devotion to her husband's memory - as spotless, and passionate too? Maybe every man has had two such women - at least two. Marry a red rose and eventually she'll be a mosquito-blood streak smeared on the wall, while the white one is "moonlight in front of my bed." Marry a white rose, and before long she'll be a grain of sticky rice that's gotten stuck to your clothes; the red one, by then, is a scarlet beauty mark just over your heart. In Eileen Chang's eloquent and evocative novella, Zhenbao is a devoted son, a diligent worker, and guarded in love. But when he meets a friend's spoilt, spirited, desirable wife, he cannot resist her charms, or keep their relationship under his control. As he succumbs to passions and resentments, Red Rose, White Rose is both sensual and restrained.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
85 kr
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books‘But how sweet a fruit the ‘suppose’ must be, that people will sup and sup on it! A juicy fruit, like a lychee but without the pit, sparkling and light green: a fruit that hides the tart within the sweet.’In this haunting collection of stories, a young man’s obsession leads to tragedy and a woman’s bitterness poisons a family’s legacy. In delicate, piercing prose, Chang captures a world of quiet cruelties and calamitous desires in pre-revolutionary China.
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
247 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2016
263 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 200873 kr
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Now a major motion picture from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain): an intensely passionate story of love and espionage, set in Shanghai during World War II.In the midst of the Japanese occupation of China and Hong Kong, two lives become intertwined: Wong Chia Chi, a young student active in the resistance, and Mr. Yee, a powerful political figure who works for the Japanese occupational government. As these two move deftly between Shanghai’s tea parties and secret interrogations, they become embroiled in the complicated politics of wartime — and in a mutual attraction that may be more than what they expected. Written in lush, lavish prose, and with the tension of a political thriller, Lust, Caution brings 1940s Shanghai artfully to life even as it limns the erotic pulse of a doomed love affair.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Engelska, 2016133 kr
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Shanghai, 1930s. Shen Shijun, a young engineer, has fallen in love with his colleague, the beautiful Gu Manzhen. He is determined to resist his family’s efforts to match him with his wealthy cousin so that he can marry her. But dark circumstances—a lustful brother-in-law, a treacherous sister, a family secret—force the two young lovers apart. As Manzhen and Shijun go on their separate paths, they lose track of one another, and their lives become filled with feints and schemes, missed connections and tragic misunderstandings. At every turn, societal expectations seem to thwart their prospects for happiness. Still, Manzhen and Shijun dare to hold out hope—however slim—that they might one day meet again. A glamorous, wrenching tale set against the glittering backdrop of an extraordinary city, Half a Lifelong Romance is a beloved classic from one of the essential writers of twentieth-century China.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
399 kr
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The Rouge of the North is the story of Yindi, a beautiful young bride who marries the blind, bedridden son of a rich and noble family. Captive to household ritual, to the strategies and contempt of her sisters-in-law, and to the exacting dictates of her husband's mother, Yindi is pressed beneath the weight of an existence that offers no hope of change. Dramatic events in the outside world fail to make their way into this insular society. Chang's brilliant portrayal of the slow suffocation of passion, moral strength, and physical vitality--together with her masterful evocation of the sights, smells, and sounds of daily existence--make The Rouge of the North a remarkable chronicle of a vanished way of life.
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
399 kr
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The first of Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, The Rice-Sprout Song portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s. Contrary to the hopes of the peasants in this story, the redistribution of land does not mean an end to hunger. Man-made and natural disasters bring about the threat of famine, while China's involvement in the Korean War further deepens the peasants' misery. Chang's chilling depiction of the peasants' desperate attempts to survive both the impending famine and government abuse makes for spellbinding reading. Her critique of communism rewrites the land-reform discourse at the same time it lays bare the volatile relations between politics and literature.
E-bok
Engelska, 201417 kr
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Written by one of the most lauded Chinese writers of the twentieth century, this bijou story focuses around the relationship between Mr and Mrs Mi and compares their bond of love with the sense of care they feel for the elderly Mrs Yang. A subtle examination of the fragile ties that bind us to those whom we love and those for whom we find ourselves caring along the way.
E-bok
Engelska, 20155 627 kr
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This illustrated encyclopedia examines the unique influence and contributions of women in every era of American history, from the colonial period to the present. It not only covers the issues that have had an impact on women, but also traces the influence of women''s achievements on society as a whole. Divided into three chronologically arranged volumes, the set includes historical surveys and thematic essays on central issues and political changes affecting women''s lives during each period. These are followed by A-Z entries on significant events and social movements, laws, court cases and more, as well as profiles of notable American women from all walks of life and all fields of endeavor. Primary sources and original documents are included throughout.
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PDF, Engelska, 20155 627 kr
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This illustrated encyclopedia examines the unique influence and contributions of women in every era of American history, from the colonial period to the present. It not only covers the issues that have had an impact on women, but also traces the influence of women''s achievements on society as a whole. Divided into three chronologically arranged volumes, the set includes historical surveys and thematic essays on central issues and political changes affecting women''s lives during each period. These are followed by A-Z entries on significant events and social movements, laws, court cases and more, as well as profiles of notable American women from all walks of life and all fields of endeavor. Primary sources and original documents are included throughout.
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Häftad, Engelska, 2026
135 kr
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From one of the great Chinese authors of the twentieth century, these newly translated stories illuminate the most intimate matters of the human heartSince childhood, Ruliang has sketched the same face in the margins of his books, tracing its lines without knowing why. Years later, he meets Cynthia – and recognises it at once. As their lives draw together and drift apart, what once seemed like fate begins to feel more uncertain. In these brief, evocative stories, Eileen Chang traces the pull of memory, love and chance.Includes the stories: Young at the Time, Blossoms Afloat, Flowers Adrift and Those Old Schoolmates They’re All Quite Classy NowBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days
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E-bok
Engelska, 2026171 kr
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From one of the great Chinese authors of the twentieth century, these newly translated stories illuminate the most intimate matters of the human heartSince childhood, Ruliang has sketched the same face in the margins of his books, tracing its lines without knowing why. Years later, he meets Cynthia – and recognises it at once. As their lives draw together and drift apart, what once seemed like fate begins to feel more uncertain. In these brief, evocative stories, Eileen Chang traces the pull of memory, love and chance.Includes the stories: Young at the Time, Blossoms Afloat, Flowers Adrift and Those Old Schoolmates They’re All Quite Classy NowBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
292 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2015
150 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
209 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2023
263 kr
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E-bok
Tyska, 2021181 kr
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Zhao Jue lebt in New York, arbeitet als Dolmetscherin für die UN. In einer Zeitschrift entdeckt sie das Foto einer ehemaligen Mitschülerin. Ihre Freundin lebt inzwischen mit ihrem deutschen Mann in Washington, es ist 1975, China und die USA nähern sich nach dem Besuch von Nixon langsam an. Zhao Jue erinnert sich an die Schulzeit im Schanghai der Dreißigerjahre, an das sexuelle Erwachen der Freundinnen. Wie Eileen Chang überwirft sich Zhao Jue mit der Familie, widersetzt sich deren Heiratsplänen und hält sich während der japanischen Besetzung mit Schmuggel über Wasser. In Amerika begegnet sie Vorurteilen, lernt aber auch die Freiheit kennen.Eileen Chang ist die bedeutendste chinesische Erzählerin der Moderne. Ende der Siebzigerjahre schrieb sie Die Klassenkameradinnen, verbot jedoch eine Veröffentlichung zu Lebzeiten, da der Text eigene Erlebnisse verarbeitet."Sie ist ein gefallener Engel der chinesischen Literatur." Ang Lee"Ihre Erzählungen präsentieren ein Stück literarischen Existenzialismus." Tilman Spengler"Die Meisterin der modernen chinesischen Literatur." The New York Times
E-bok
Svenska, 2019169 kr
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Manzhen är en ung arbetare på en fabrik i 1930-talets Shanghai. Där möter hon Shijun, sonen till en välbärgad köpman. Trots familjernas motstånd blir de förälskade och börjar drömma om ett liv tillsammans. Men så tvingar omständigheter dem isär. Efter flera års separation återförenas de, men håller deras kärlek fortfarande?Ett halvt liv av kärlek är en ömsint och gripande roman om kärlek med förhinder. Den ger också en fascinerande inblick i kinesiskt vardagsliv under 1900-talets första hälft, framför allt för kvinnor. Här finns det totala beroendet av män, det ständiga hotet om våld, ofriheten och kraven från familjen som gör det omöjligt att själv bestämma över sitt eget liv.
”'Ett halvt liv av kärlek' är en bok om kärlek, men Eileen Chang skapar också en värld av sällsam lyskraft. Det är oupphörligt fängslande läsning.” Svenska Dagbladet”Det är ingen tvekan om att Eileen Chang öser ur eget liv, där hennes bakgrund i en framstående borgerlig Shanghaifamilj ger historien trovärdighet och kuslig skärpa." Göteborgs-Posten”Insiktsfullt berättar hon genom några av huvudpersonerna om kvinnors kringskurna liv i en tid och ett land där kvinnans rättigheter knappast fanns och där mannens våld i hemmet tillhörde den tysta vardagen, och då jakten på lämpliga män eller hustrur var en familjeangelägenhet.” Hallands Nyheter
Inbunden, Svenska, 2019
249 kr
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»En gigant inom modern kinesisk litteratur« The New York Times
Manzhen är en ung arbetare på en fabrik i 1930-talets Shanghai. Där möter hon Shijun, sonen till en välbärgad köpman. Trots familjernas motstånd blir de förälskade och börjar drömma om ett liv tillsammans. Men så tvingar omständigheter dem isär. Efter fl era års separation återförenas de, men håller deras kärlek fortfarande?
Ett halvt liv av kärlek är en ömsint och gripande roman om kärlek med förhinder. Den ger också en fascinerande inblick i kinesiskt vardagsliv under 1900-talets första hälft, framför allt för kvinnor. Här fi nns det totala beroendet av män, det ständiga hotet om våld, ofriheten och kraven från familjen som gör det omöjligt att själv bestämma över sitt eget liv.
»Ett lågmält mästerverk« New York Times Book Review
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
146 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
329 kr
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Engelska, 2010
233 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
339 kr
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This novel describes the growing up a small girl in Shanghai at a time when traditional values are turned upside down and new values have yet to be established. This small girl is mature well beyond her age, and the novel records her perceptions of the adults around her.