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S'està carregant… Passing Under Heavende Justin Hill
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In the last years of the Tang Dynasty, a beautiful girl is born in a fort along the Great Wall of China, and is set to become the most famous and celebrated courtesan of her age. Set in the 9th century, Passing Under Heaven tells the tragic love story of Lily, a Chinese poet and documents a time when Chinese women enjoyed a window of unprecedented personal freedom - including the freedom to fall in love. But when Lily pushes that freedom to its limits disaster ensues, leaving her child and husband to forever mourn her loss. Based on historical fact, Passing Under Heaven is more than the story of the end of a love affair, this book also chronicles the passing of the Chinese golden age into civil war and ruin. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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Perhaps the best category to capture its genre is fiction 'inspired by history'. As the author notes, "this novel started as a collection of translations of Yu Xuanji's poems, which formed the skeleton on which the rest of the book has grown" (p. 438).
It's a light read, a book I would categorize as "summer reading". Read it for entertainment for it is entertaining, but if you're looking for insights into Tang Chinese history or society, your time is better spent elsewhere.
If however, you're looking for a story about betrayals, this book will not disappoint. ( )