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EAN13
9780715655399
Éditeur
DUCKWORTH OVERL
Date de publication
25 janvier 2024
Dimensions
22,2 x 14,5 x 3 cm
Poids
462 g

River East, River West

Rey, Aube Lescure

DUCKWORTH OVERL

Prix public : 24,30 €

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 A mesmerising reversal of the east–west immigrant narrative set against China’s economic boom, River East, River West is a deeply moving exploration of race, identity and family, of capitalism’s false promise and private dreams. Shanghai, 2007: feeling betrayed by her American mother’s engagement to their rich landlord Lu Fang, fourteen-year-old Alva begins plotting her escape. But the exclusive American School – a potential ticket out – is not what she imagined. Qingdao, 1985: newlywed Lu Fang works as a lowly shipping clerk. Though he aspires to a bright future, he is one of many casualties of harsh political reforms. Then China opens up to foreigners and capital, and Lu Fang meets a woman who makes him question what he should settle for...
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