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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I've now read 5 of Min's books, and loved them all. However, I wish that I had read this one first, even before reading her memoir "Red Azalea." This is the book that will help you understand her other writings. ( ) I listened to this one on tape must admit that I found Red Azalea better. This book is about an American teaching English in Shanghai in the early eighties and her interaction with her students. The main characters include Zebra, who becomes Katherine's friend and has her own tragic Cultural Revolution history and another male student named Lion Head. There is a love triangle or two, Katherine and her students breaking the rules and even Katherine's attempt at adopting a Chinese orphan (not realistic for todays time frame but that was before International adoption was as we know it). Worth a library check-out. If you listen to this one on CD/tape, there are parts that are not for kids. no reviews | add a review
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The only passion for the students in Shanghai was communism, until a new teacher arrived from the west with her pop records and unorthodox views. As Independence Day got closer the authorities knew they had to stop this revolution. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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