| Description |
309 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
Intrigue, betrayal, family secrets, forbidden passions - this tale of adventure and suspense links the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 and the Kobe earthquake of 1995 through the story of Akihiko Waki, who is living a quiet life as a think-tank director in Kobe, Japan, when he hears rumours that his father, presumed long dead, is in fact alive and in danger. Akihiko undertakes a dangerous journey to China, and in Shanghai learns that what he thought he knew about his father is in fact far from the truth. Here he meets the intriguingly secretive actress Li Xing, who as a pro-democracy activist is herself in danger, and as events gather pace Akihiko's search for his father also becomes a desperate battle to save her from the brutal authorities |
| Notes |
"Selected for the Japanese Literature Publishing Project (JLPP)"--Page facing title page |
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A novel |
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Translated from Japanese |
| Subject |
Japanese fiction -- Translations into English.
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| Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Fiction)
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Fiction.
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| Author |
Carpenter, Juliet Winters.
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Japanese Literature Publishing Project.
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| ISBN |
0857282506 |
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9780857282507 |
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