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Mr. Lowe lives the simple and happy life of a shopkeeper. A Chinese immigrant to Jamaica in the 1890s, Lowe revels in the lush beauty of his adoptive land. But the past confronts Lowe in everything he does, and so his history reveals itself-the tale of his exile from China, his shipboard adventures, an unwanted pregnancy and the arrangement that was made to avoid scandal. The arrangement placed Lowe in a marriage of convenience with a mysterious widow, Miss Sylvie. Lowe and Sylvie's relationship is complex, vivid, erotic, and full of secrets. Sylvie is a light-skinned black woman who, in the course of their three decades together, gives up three dark-skinned children for adoption. But Lowe's secret is much more startling, and remarkable-Lowe is actually a woman who began cross-dressing to pass as a man because it was illegal for Chinese women to emigrate. This is the story of the destruction of a far-away world: the burning of Lowe's shop and the demolition of his masks; and the creation of a dream: the building of a pagoda where culture and the past are accepted and acceptable.
Detalles
- Título The Pagoda
- Autor Patricia Powell
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición [ Edition: First
- Páginas 256
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Harper Perennial, Orlando, Florida, U.s.a.
- Fecha de publicación 1999-11-11
- ISBN 9780156008297 / 0156008297
- Peso 0.63 libras (0.29 kg)
- Dimensiones 7.94 x 5.52 x 0.61 pulgadas (20.17 x 14.02 x 1.55 cm)
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Temas
- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Immigrants
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 99026980
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Reseñas en medios
"Saturated with kaleidoscopic, erotic description and driven by a keen awareness of race and class, this lush historical work opens a door to an exotic, imaginary world."-Publishers Weekly
"A haunting, almost hallucinatory work that seems destined to propel Powell to wider recognition."-Chicago Tribune
"Brilliant writing and the careful sculpturing of characters enables us to experience the crossing of boundaries. . . . Powell has achieved something wonderful-a postmodern tale and a darned good yarn."-Ms.
"A haunting, almost hallucinatory work that seems destined to propel Powell to wider recognition."-Chicago Tribune
"Brilliant writing and the careful sculpturing of characters enables us to experience the crossing of boundaries. . . . Powell has achieved something wonderful-a postmodern tale and a darned good yarn."-Ms.
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