| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
China and the West in the modern world |
| Contents |
Half title page -- China and the West in the Modern World -- Title page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Wong Shee Ping -- Why Is Polygamy Poisonous? An Historical Context -- Translator's Introduction -- The Poison of Polygamy -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix I: Character Names and Connotations -- Appendix II: The Romanisations Used in the Translation and the Footnotes -- Appendix III: Business Names -- Appendix IV: The Newspaper Businessand Chinese Australians -- Appendix V: Place Names -- Maps -- About the Contributors |
| Summary |
Serialised in 1909-10, The Poison of Polygamy is a rare gem of Australian literature. The first novel of the Chinese Australian experience, it is a roller-coaster tale of blackmail, murder, betrayal and even thylacine attack, partly based on real people, places and events. Revealing the human face of migration between imperial China and colonial Australia, it recounts the story of a man from southern China who tries his luck on the Victorian goldfields, the wife he leaves behind, and their eventual fraught reunion. In this bilingual parallel edition, Australia's and possibly the West's earliest |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 03, 2020) |
| Subject |
Chinese -- Australia -- Fiction
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Chinese
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Finch, Ely, translator
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| ISBN |
9781743326015 |
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1743326017 |
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9781743326602 |
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1743326602 |
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