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Peony in Love Tapa dura - 2007
de Lisa See
Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, Sees novel beautifully explores the many manifestations of love and addresses the age-old desire of women to be heard.
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"I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret."For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent of ginger, green tea, and jasmine, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from this epic opera, a live spectacle few females have ever seen. Like the heroine in the drama, Peony is the cloistered daughter of a wealthy family, trapped like a good-luck cricket in a bamboo-and-lacquer cage. Though raised to be obedient, Peony has dreams of her own.Peony's mother is against her daughter's attending the production: "Unmarried girls should not be seen in public." But Peony's father assures his wife that proprieties will be maintained, and that the women will watch the opera from behind a screen. Yet through its cracks, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man with hair as black as a cave--and is immediately overcome with emotion.So begins Peony's unforgettable journey of love and destiny, desire and sorrow--as Lisa See's haunting new novel, based on actual historical events, takes readers back to seventeenth-century China, after the Manchus seize power and the Ming dynasty is crushed. Steeped in traditions and ritual, this story brings to life another time and place--even the intricate realm of the afterworld, with its protocols, pathways, and stages of existence, a vividly imagined place where one's soul is divided into three, ancestors offer guidance, misdeeds are punished, and hungry ghosts wander the earth. Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, Peony in Love explores, beautifully, the many manifestations of love. Ultimately, Lisa See's new novel addresses universal themes: the bonds of friendship, the power of words, and the age-old desire of women to be heard.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Título Peony in Love
- Autor Lisa See
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición 1st/1st
- Páginas 304
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Random House, New York, NY
- Fecha de publicación 2007
- Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9781400064663 / 140006466X
- Peso 1.26 libras (0.57 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.7 x 6.58 x 0.96 pulgadas (24.64 x 16.71 x 2.44 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Love stories
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2007001623
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Booklist, 05/15/2007, Page 21
- Kirkus Reviews, 05/15/2007, Page 473
- Library Journal, 05/15/2007, Page 84
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 03/01/2007, Page 54
- New York Times, 07/22/2007, Page 20
- Publishers Weekly, 04/23/2007, Page 27
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