Novel about Pan Yuliang

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

So, I recently came across a novel titled: The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein. I've started reading and I have found it terribly interesting; but biographies tend to interest me. Anyhow, instead of giving you my synopsis, I'll use the words of Publishers Weekly to describe the book:

Jennifer Cody Epstein has chosen a compelling subject for her first novel: the story of 20th-century Chinese artist Pan Yuliang. An orphan, Yuliang was sold to a brothel at the age of 14 by her opium-addicted uncle. There she became "top girl" and met a progressive, intelligent customs inspector who made her his concubine and sent her to school and eventually to the Shanghai Arts Academy. She traveled to Paris, then back to Shanghai as China entered a period of turmoil and revolution.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for sharing the book. I read a little bit about her life. I will definitely read this book during Winter break.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for information about an interesting book. I also enjoy very much reading biographies.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for sharing this title with us. I'm generally not a fan of biographies, but reading that description actually makes me want to read it.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a very interesting book that my students would be interested in. Thanks for sharing.

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