In 1937, Chinese teenager Scald Ibis's life is irrevocably shattered when her mother and brother are killed by Japanese troops and she is forced into prostitution in order to keep her father alive. 10,000 first printing. Tour.
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Review:
Paul West deftly illuminates the plight of intellectuals and artists during the Japanese occupation of China in this story of a young woman who must transform herself completely in order to survive. Scald Ibis, the properly-reared daughter of a Chinese scholar, is forced to work as a prostitute in a bordello as she changes slowly and painfully from girl to woman. When her father reappears in her life, she must deal with his inner demons as well as her own. A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.
About the Author:
Paul West has taught at Cornell, Brown, and other universities.
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- PublisherScribner
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0684800314
- ISBN 13 9780684800318
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
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