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Dream of the Walled City by Fleischman, Lisa Huang
by Fleischman, Lisa Huang | PB | VeryGood
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780671042295
- Book Title
- Dream of the Walled City
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- History, Fiction
- Topic
- General, Literary, Asia / China
- Item Weight
- 16.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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Marking the debut of a stunning new literary talent, Lisa Huang Fleischman's extraordinary saga -- inspired by her grandmother's life as an early feminist, political activist, and friend of Mao Zedong -- is a masterpiece about one clever and resourceful woman, growing up amidst the turmoil of twentieth-century China. Dream of the Walled City Born in 1890, the privileged and sheltered daughter of a high-ranking imperial official, Jade Virtue spends her childhood enclosed by the towering walls of her family's sprawling mansion, never glimpsing the desperate struggle of China's ancient society, as the old ways are challenged and the twentieth century'fast, fearsome, and tumultuous'rushes in. But when her father mysteriously dies, young Jade Virtue is suddenly thrust into poverty, and experiences firsthand a traditional culture falling apart under the onslaught of growing rebellion against the Emperor, rapid social changes, and the mounting aggression of Japan and the West. Fleischman has rendered a richly textured, panoramic vision of Chinese life in the perilous years between the end of the empire and the Communist triumph of 1949, charting Jade Virtue's arranged first marriage to the corrupt opium addict Wang Mang, who harbors a terrible secret in his family's past; her awakening independence and ambivalent politics; her struggles with motherhood; and her fascinating acquaintance with a gifted, idealistic, fiercely ambitious young man named Mao Zedong. But the most important choices of her life are shaped by her conflicting loyalties to her intense lifelong friendship with Jinyu, a fiery woman revolutionary, and to Guai, a government official and sworn enemy of the Communists, with whom she finally discovers true and redemptive love. Exquisitely nuanced and lyrical yet marked with a driving power, Dream Of The Walled City is an enthralling novel of hard-won personal independence set against the vivid backdrop of a rapidly changing world. From the final days of the last dynasty through the savage Japanese invasion during World War II to the formidable red dawn of the Communist triumph; from the backward rural province of Hunan to exile on the tropical shores of Taiwan; and from the binding chains of predetermined fate to the exhilarating liberation of a human spirit, this is a remarkable odyssey you will never forget.
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Publisher
Washington Square Press
ISBN-10
0671042297
ISBN-13
9780671042295
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1833477
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dream of the Walled City
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
General, Literary, Asia / China
Features
Reprint
Genre
History, Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Bret Lott, author of Jewel What is most remarkable about Lisa Huang Fleischman's Dream Of The Walled City Is that even in the midst of a saga of such breathtaking scope, she has succeeded in keeping this an intimate tale. We care about Jade Virtue, and care about her life and love and ambitions and sorrows., St. Louis Post-Dispatch Imagine that you could experience one of the twentieth century's most compelling human dramas -- the revolution of China from decaying empire to the centralized control of Mao Tse-Tung's Communist party from your own home. Lisa Huang Fleischman offers this story in a nicely written, subtly detailed account....This first-time writer has produced a well-told tale...she has a fine eye....A painstaking and compelling storyteller, with flashes of insight., Phoebe Eng, author of Warrior Lessons: An Asian American Woman's Journey into Power Exhilarating and powerful....Lisa Huang Fleischman has given us the story of smart, bold women at a pivotal point in China's history. Finally, we get to see through a woman's eyes the heart of a revolution., Phoebe Eng, author ofWarrior Lessons: An Asian American Woman's Journey into PowerExhilarating and powerful....Lisa Huang Fleischman has given us the story of smart, bold women at a pivotal point in China's history. Finally, we get to see through a woman's eyes the heart of a revolution., BooklistThis novel gives a very real sense of China's complicated and tumultuous history during the first half of the twentieth century., Winston-Salem Journal(NC)A work of evocative beauty....Fleischman portrays characters, relationships, and actions with an illuminating sensitivity. She understands not just human nature, but also the human heart. Consequently, one learns more about history from such a work than from a book of facts and figures., Booklist This novel gives a very real sense of China's complicated and tumultuous history during the first half of the twentieth century., Winston-Salem Journal (NC) A work of evocative beauty....Fleischman portrays characters, relationships, and actions with an illuminating sensitivity. She understands not just human nature, but also the human heart. Consequently, one learns more about history from such a work than from a book of facts and figures., Bret Lott, author ofJewelWhat is most remarkable about Lisa Huang Fleischman'sDream Of The Walled CityIs that even in the midst of a saga of such breathtaking scope, she has succeeded in keeping this an intimate tale. We care about Jade Virtue, and care about her life and love and ambitions and sorrows., The New Yorker The historical backdrop recalls Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, but Fleischman also possesses a delicate restraint, attending to the rhythms of everyday Chinese life even as the ancient traditions are snuffed out, one by one., Andrew X. Pham, author ofCatfish and MandalaDream Of The Walled Cityis a lovingly crafted work of historical fiction inspired by the life of the author's grandmother. Fleischman has successfully depicted a fascinating Chinese woman who is trapped but not defeated by the parameters of her life in a tumultuous society., Winston-Salem Journal (NC)A work of evocative beauty....Fleischman portrays characters, relationships, and actions with an illuminating sensitivity. She understands not just human nature, but also the human heart. Consequently, one learns more about history from such a work than from a book of facts and figures., The Oakland PressIt is difficult to believeDream Of The Walled Cityis Fleischman's first novel; so vivid are the characters, so inspiring is the tale. She takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of survival and at the same time offers an important history lesson -- both in an engrossing page-turner that is nearly impossible to abandon even for a moment., The Oakland Press It is difficult to believe Dream Of The Walled City is Fleischman's first novel; so vivid are the characters, so inspiring is the tale. She takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of survival and at the same time offers an important history lesson -- both in an engrossing page-turner that is nearly impossible to abandon even for a moment., Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala Dream Of The Walled City is a lovingly crafted work of historical fiction inspired by the life of the author's grandmother. Fleischman has successfully depicted a fascinating Chinese woman who is trapped but not defeated by the parameters of her life in a tumultuous society., The New YorkerThe historical backdrop recalls Dickens'A Tale of Two Cities,but Fleischman also possesses a delicate restraint, attending to the rhythms of everyday Chinese life even as the ancient traditions are snuffed out, one by one.
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Edition Description
Reprint
Copyright Date
2001
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