Lust, Caution: And Other Stories by Eileen Chang (English) Paperback Book

Description: Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang In 1940s Shanghai, beautiful young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea with high society ladies. But China is occupied by invading Japanese forces and things are not always what they seem in wartime. Jiazhis life is a front. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 1940s Shanghai, beautiful young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea with high society ladies. But China is occupied by invading Japanese forces and things are not always what they seem in wartime. Jiazhis life is a front. A patriotic student radical, her mission is to seduce a powerful employee of the occupying government and lead him to the assassins bullet. Yet as she waits for him to arrive at their liaison, Jiazhi begins to wonder if she is cut out to be a femme fatale and coldly take Mr Yi to his death. Or is she beginning to fall in love with him?A passionate tale of espionage, deception and love, Lust, Caution is accompanied here by four further dazzling short stories by Eileen Chang. Author Biography Eileen Chang (1920-1995) was born into an aristocratic family in Shanghai. Chang studied literature at the University of Hong Kong, but the Japanese attack on the city in 1941 forced her to return to occupied Shanghai, where she was able to publish the stories and essays (collected in two volumes, Romances, 1944, and Written on Water, 1945) that soon made her a literary star. The rise of Communist influence made it increasingly difficult for Chang to continue living in Shanghai; she moved to Hong Kong in 1952, then emigrated to the United States three years later. In spite of the tremendous revival of interest in her work that began in Taiwan and Hong Kong in the 1970s, and that later spread to mainland China, Chang became ever more reclusive as she grew older. Eileen Chang was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment in September 1995. Details ISBN0141034386 Author Eileen Chang Pages 176 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2007 ISBN-10 0141034386 ISBN-13 9780141034386 Format Paperback Publication Date 2007-12-06 Imprint Penguin Classics Subtitle And Other Stories Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 895.1351 Media Book Short Title LUST CAUTION & OTHER STORIES Language English Series Penguin Modern Classics Translated from Chinese AU Release Date 2007-12-06 NZ Release Date 2007-12-06 UK Release Date 2007-12-06 Alternative 9780141910857 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14687322;

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