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Author / Creator: | Tsujihara, Noboru, 1945- author. |
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Uniform title: | Jasumin. English |
Imprint: | London : Thames River Press, 2012. ©2012 |
Description: | 309 pages ; 23 cm |
Language: | English |
Subject: | |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10374287 |
Other uniform titles: | Translation of: Tsujihara, Noboru, 1945- Jasumin. Carpenter, Juliet Winters, |
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Other authors / contributors: | Japanese Literature Publishing Project, contributor. |
ISBN: | 9780857282507 0857282506 |
Notes: | A novel. "Selected for the Japanese Literature Publishing Project (JLPP)"--Preliminary page. Translated from Japanese. |
Summary: | "Intrigue, betrayal, family secrets, forbidden passions - this tale of adventure and suspense links the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 and the Kobe earthquake of 1995 through the story of Akihiko Waki. The story begins in 1990, as Akihiko learns that his father, presumed dead in China, has been leading a double life and is in fact alive and in danger. Akihiko's journey leads him to Shanghai, where he finds himself mysteriously drawn to the actress Li Xing, as his search for his father becomes also a desperate battle to save her from the brutal authorities"--Provided by publisher. |
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