Mai Jia

Gebundenes Buch

The Colonel and the Eunuch

Beschreibung

A literary coming-of-age story set in twentieth-century China. The Colonel is an almost mythic figure shrouded in the tragedy of war and history â but why does everyone call him 'the Eunuch'?

Autor

Mai Jia was born in 1964 and spent many years in the Chinese intelligence services. His first novel in English, Decoded, was published by Penguin Classics in 2002, and has been translated into over twenty languages. Jia's novels have sold over 10 million copies and he is a winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the highest literary honour in China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 154mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9781804540268
• ISBN-10: 1804540269
• Artikelnr.: 64137020

Rezensionen

Reading this book is akin to summiting a perilous peak, trekking upwards until a faint path reveals itself, then looking back on the expansive view below... Mai Jia takes many risks, occasionally writing himself into what seem to be impossible situations, but he always dances away from disaster. We fear for him, but then we are forced to admire his skill even more