Su Tong

Binu and the Great Wall of China (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Goldblatt, Howard

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'A wonderful read - with all of a fairytale's leaps and turns and queer, vivid images.' Observer
Binu and the Great Wall of China tells an unforgettable story of passion, hardship and magical adventure. When her husband disappears from their home, Binu knows that he has been taken against his will. She decides that the must save him. With only a blind frog for company, she sets out on an extraordinary journey across Great Swallow Mountain, towards a place where armies of men are labouring on one of the greatest building projects the world has ever known: the Great Wall of China.

'China's strange landscape starts to mesmerise. Binu's struggles . . . have all the acuity of a dream.' Sunday Times

'The tale might have been passed down the generations in China, but to a European reader it has all the excitement and allure of a fresh discovery.' Daily Telegraph

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847676634
• Artikelnr.: 38355993

Autorenporträt

Su Tong is the author of the highly acclaimed Raise the Red Lantern and My Life As Emperor. He was born and lives in China.

Rezensionen

The painterly quality of Tong's words is striking The Times