Daughters of the flower fragrant garden : two sisters separated by China's Civil War
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2022].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393541779, 0393541770, 9781324064398, 1324064390
Physical Desc
xiii, 353 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Status
Wayland - Adult
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393541779, 0393541770, 9781324064398, 1324064390
UPC
40031236034
Notes
Description
"Sisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation, and their own independence. Scions of a once-great southern Chinese family that produced the tutor of the last emperor, Jun and Hong were each other's best friends until, in their twenties, they were separated by chance at the end of the Chinese Civil War. For the next thirty years, while one became a model Communist, the other a model capitalist, they could not even communicate. On Taiwan, Jun married a Nationalist general, established an important trading company, and ultimately emigrated to the United States. On the Communist mainland, Hong built her medical career under a cloud of suspicion about her family and survived two waves of "re-education" before she was acclaimed for her achievements. Zhuqing Li recounts her aunts' experiences with extraordinary sympathy and breathtaking storytelling. A microcosm of women's lives in a time of traumatic change, this is a fascinating, evenhanded account of the recent history of separation between mainland China and Taiwan"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biography.
Chen family.
Chen, Hong -- (Pseudonym)
Chen, Wenjun, -- 1923-2014.
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949 -- Biography.
Families -- China -- Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng) -- History -- 20th century.
Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng, China) -- Biography.
Refugees -- Taiwan -- Biography.
Sisters -- China -- Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng) -- Biography.
Taiwan -- Biography.
Chen family.
Chen, Hong -- (Pseudonym)
Chen, Wenjun, -- 1923-2014.
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949 -- Biography.
Families -- China -- Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng) -- History -- 20th century.
Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng, China) -- Biography.
Refugees -- Taiwan -- Biography.
Sisters -- China -- Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng) -- Biography.
Taiwan -- Biography.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Li, Z. (2022). Daughters of the flower fragrant garden: two sisters separated by China's Civil War (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Li, Zhuqing, 1963-. 2022. Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated By China's Civil War. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Li, Zhuqing, 1963-. Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated By China's Civil War W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Li, Zhuqing. Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated By China's Civil War First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2022.
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