An edition of City of the queen (2005)
City of the queen
a novel of colonial Hong Kong
By Shi, Shuqing
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Publish Date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Language
eng
Pages
302
Description:
After having been kidnapped from her home Huang, a young Chinese girl is sold into the prostitution trade in Hong Kong. Despite these cruel beginngs she survives and prospers to become a wealthy landowner. The novel also follows the lives of other family members and generations, giving us a broad look at Chinese and British cultures and colonialism.