Death of a Red Heroine
inspector chen 1
$35.08
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2006
Summary
Death of a Red Heroine: A Shanghai Mystery
Shanghai, 1990: A city steeped in history, where the shadow of Tiananmen Square still looms large under the communist regime. Chief Inspector Chen, a poet with a keen sense of survival, possesses an unparalleled understanding of the city’s hidden corners.
When a high-profile Communist Party member is found dead, Chen is tasked with a delicate mission: solve the murder while keeping the Party brass informed and the media in the dark.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340897508 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340897503 |
| Series: | As heard on Radio 4 |
| Author: | Qiu Xiaolong |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Mulholland Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2006 |
| Weight: | 337g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 139mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
‘With strong and subtle characterisation, Qui Xiaolong draws us into a fascinating world where the greatest mystery revealed is the mystery of present-day China itself’
Stupendous … It does what detective fiction can do best: it captures the details, the grit of everyday life … A matchless pearl. - Fresh Air, National Public Radio, USA
Qiu Xiaolong has produced a remarkable novel … which portrays with skill the dangerous realities of a country on the brink of political change. Full of labyrinthine machinations, poetic interludes and reversals of fortune, DEATH OF A RED HEROINE is a complex and compelling mystery. - The Age‘a gripping tale of political murder’. - MXBlends history, plenty of poetry and a compelling mystery: the murder of Guan Hongying, a former national role-model worker, a beautiful young woman who slipped from patriotic fame into loneliness and depravity … We get to see, smell, taste and hear an amazingly evocative portrait of a country. - Chicago TribuneChen is an irresistible protagonist, likable and determined to make the honourable choices, no matter how dangerous. Qiu’s portrait of China in transition, a potential eye-opener for many of his Western readers, is an equally compelling attraction. - Kirkus Reviewsa refreshing change from the usual crime stories. - New Idea, AustraliaTaking us into a world seldom seen by foreigners, this is a superb crime novel…in a word: Brilliant - Herald Sun, AustraliaSuperb … brilliant - NewsdayAbout The Author
Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong was born in Shanghai. He was selected for membership of the Chinese Writers’ Association and published poetry, translations and criticism in China. He has lived in the United States since 1989 and has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature awarded by Washington University. His work has been published in many literary magazines in America and in several anthologies. He has been the recipient of the Missouri Biennial Award, the Prairie Schooner Readers’ Choice Award, a Yaddo and a Ford Foundation Fellowship. He lives in St. Louis with his wife and daughter.
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