The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai
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The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai by Ruiyan Xu
An explosion reverberates through the Swan Hotel in Shanghai, and it is not just shards of glass that come crashing down. Li Jing and Zhou Meiling find their marriage rocked to its foundations by the loss of the language that brought them together.
'An engrossing novel that will enchant you from beginning to end' David Ebershoff, author of The 19th Wife 'Intelligent and thoughtful.. A novel which makes us think beyond our boundaries' Clare Morrall, author of Astonishing Splashes of Colour 'A gem of a debut ... There is such deep silence in her prose, hinting at the depth of human suffering, anguish and hope. A gifted novelist, she gives us the insight into a Shanghai that is at once strange and familiar, old and new' Da Chen, author of Brothers 'From the explosion of its first pages to the searing emotion of its last, this is a novel that burns with the heat of clashing cultures and love transformed. Ruiyan Xu is a wonderful writer with a perfect ear for both the words and the silences that define us' Peter Manseau, author of Songs for the Butcher's Daughter
Ruiyan Xu was born in Shanghai and moved to the USA at the age of ten. She graduated from Brown University and lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai is her first novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408802205 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408802201 |
| Title | The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai |
| Author | Ruiyan Xu |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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