Virgin Widows / / Hua Gu.
Virgin Widows is a poignant and disquieting novel that unfolds the stories of two women whose lives, despite being separated by nearly a century, reveal a disturbing similarity. First published in China in 1985, it appears now in English for the first time.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1996] ©1996 |
Year of Publication: | 1996 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- 1 -- 2 1983 -- 3 The reign of the great Qing emperor Guangxu. Once again Love Goose Shoals at the base of Celestial Peak. -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 The year, 1908. The great Qing emperor Guangxu has died. Pu Yi, three-year-old heir to the throne, is carried into the throne room to be coronated as the last emperor of a line that has run continuously for more than two thousand years. -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- 20 -- Translator’s Postscript |
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Summary: | Virgin Widows is a poignant and disquieting novel that unfolds the stories of two women whose lives, despite being separated by nearly a century, reveal a disturbing similarity. First published in China in 1985, it appears now in English for the first time. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780824865481 9783110564150 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780824865481 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Hua Gu. |