The Lost Garden : : A Novel / / Ang Li.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Li, Ang,
• MitwirkendeR: Ang, Li,
• TeilnehmendeR: Goldblatt, Howard.; Lin, Sylvia.
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; What separates us from China --; Translator's Note --; Prologue --; PART I. --; One --; Two --; PART II. --; PART III. --; Epilogue
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231540322; 9783110665864
• DOI: 10.7312/li--17554
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ang Li.

The Lost Garden is an eloquent portrait of the losses incurred as we struggle to hold on to our passions. The novel begins with the family of Zhu Yinghong, whose father, Zhu Zuyan, was imprisoned in the early days of Chiang Kai-shek's rule. Zhu Zuyan spends his days luxuriating in his Lotus Garden, which he builds according to his own desires. Forever under suspicion, he indulges as much as he can in circumscribed pleasures, though they drain the family fortune. Eventually the entire household is sold, including the Lotus Garden. The novel then swings to modern-day Taipei, where Zhu Yinghong falls for Lin Xigeng, a real estate tycoon and playboy. Their cat-and-mouse courtship builds against the extravagant banquets and decadent entertainments of Taipei's wealthy businessmen. Though the two ultimately marry, their high-styled romance dulls over time, leading to a dangerous, desperate quest to reclaim the enchantment of the Lotus Garden.