French Concession by Xiao Bai
A richly atmospheric, fast-paced thriller teeming with femme fatales, criminals and double-agents‘A convincing picture of a place and time unrivalled for excitement and intrigue, with protagonists of real substance’
* Crime Review *‘Rich with historical detail, Xiao Bai's French Concession is a sensual, intellectual thriller - which like human memory, is pulled from the chaos of truth and lies, desire and regret.’
* Simon Van Booy *'The translation by Chenxin Jiang is breathtakingly natural…But the story itself…is the high point here. There is, perhaps, a touch of Graham Greene's espionage novels, lending the book a timeless feel…an intelligent, engaging and occasionally beautiful novel.'
* Sunday Herald *Xiao Bai was born in 1968 in Shanghai. His first book, a collection of essays entitled HORNY HAMLET (2009), was a prize winner in China. His debut novel, GAME POINT, followed in 2010, and FRENCH CONCESSION, his second novel, appeared in 2011 in China.
Translator Chenxin Jiang was born in Singapore and grew up in Hong Kong. Her work has received a PEN Translation Fund Grant and the Susan Sontag Prize for Translation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780749020 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780749023 |
| Title | French Concession |
| Author | Xiao Bai |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2016-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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