Spinster Kang

Author : Zoë S. Roy
Publisher : Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Chinese
ISBN : 1771336056

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Spinster Kang by Zoë S. Roy Pdf

Thirty-two-year-old Kang is a new immigrant in Toronto. Having an older sister who was raped and suffers from the ensuing stigma in China, Kang is determined to remain a spinster, which has its own stigma in China, and she struggles with her fear and distrust of men. But Kang's story is not a hard luck story. She is an intelligent woman and a successful immigrant. Kang deals with the perplexities of a different culture by maintaining a sense of curiosity, an enjoyment of learning about the new culture, and by finding humour rather than the humiliation that so often characterizes descriptions of immigrant experience. Kang rooms with Tania, a Russian immigrant, and learns that many years earlier, Tanya was in love with a Chinese medical student at Moscow University who was abruptly returned to China for having had a relationship with her. Kang's own father once studied at that university but has never talked about it since he was forced to leave Moscow and then was labelled as a rightist during the Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign. Since then her father has been dispatched to work and live in Kunming, a city far away from Beijing. Could the paths of her father and Tania have ever crossed? Curious about her father's past, Kang decides to pay a visit to Moscow, accompanied by Brian, Tania's nephew, a charming engineer who wants to explore his Russian Jewish roots. Spending time with Brian helps Kang to see how much her sister's tragedy has shadowed her life. When Brian suddenly shows symptoms of schizophrenia, Kang must decide whether to throw her spinster's hat away or end her relationship with Brian.

Author : Great Britain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Gazettes
ISBN : IOWA:31858045362286

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The London Gazette by Great Britain Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112078704837

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Scribner's Monthly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007458560

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The Century by Anonim Pdf

Author : Josiah Gilbert Holland,Richard Watson Gilder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1296 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015030934031

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Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Josiah Gilbert Holland,Richard Watson Gilder Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PSU:000020214104

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Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1300 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Periodicals
ISBN : CHI:74730471

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Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : BM Maisnamba
Publisher : BM Maisnamba
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ladies in The Palace Trilogy by BM Maisnamba Pdf

Ningthemnubi(Trilogy),a novel,written by B.M Maisnamba depicts a forgotten chapter of yester years int the background of the erstwhile royal palace of Langthbal(Manipur).It also brings out vividly the intricate human relationship against the backdrop of the royal antiquity of Manipur(India). A Historical Novel by BM Maisnamba.Winner of four Literary award. Winner of First Manipuri State Award for Literature 2008 from the Government of Manipur(India). The first trilogy Novel of Manipur. This Edition is a 3 in 1 Volume consisting of 1.LADIES IN THE PALACE:A Woman in Bondage 2.LADIES IN THE PALACE:A Woman in the Political Trap 3.LADIES IN THE PALACE: A Woman in the Historical Court

Author : Edward J. M. Rhoads
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789888528660

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War and Revolution in South China by Edward J. M. Rhoads Pdf

In War and Revolution in South China, Edward Rhoads recounts his childhood and early teenage years during the Sino-Japanese War and the early postwar years. Rhoads came from a biracial family. His father was an American professor while his Chinese mother was a typist and stenographer. In the late 1930s and the 1940s, the Rhoads family lived through the turbulent years in southern China and Hong Kong. The book follows Rhoads’ childhood in Guangzhou, his family’s evacuation to Hong Kong, his father’s internment and repatriation to the United States, and his and his mother’s flight to Free China. He recalls his reunion with family members in northern Guangdong Province in 1943, their retreat to China’s wartime capital of Chongqing, where his father worked for the American government, and how they returned to Guangzhou after the war. The Rhoads family then witnessed the socioeconomic recovery in the city and the regime change in 1949. The book ends with their departure from China to the United States in 1951, a year and a half after the Communist revolution. The book fills an important gap in the scholarship by examining the impact of the Sino-Japanese War in southern China from the perspective of one family. Rhoads reveals that the war in this region, while often neglected by scholars, was in fact no less turbulent than it was in northern and central China. He combines autobiography with serious historical research to reconstruct the lives of his family, consulting a large number of archival documents, private correspondence, and scholarly literature to produce a rare study that is both scholarly and accessible. “This book is a very timely reminder that one should look at the experience of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Second World War from a regional perspective in order to understand the diverse historical experience of the people from different geographical, ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds.” —Chi-man Kwong, Hong Kong Baptist University “A pleasure to read and of compelling interest, Edward Rhoads’ book explores the more benign side of the foreign influence in modern China: the introduction of modern educational institutions. The intriguing lens through which we look is his biracial family, their multiple flights across southern China as refugees escaping war, and their eventual expulsion from China.” —Stephen Davies, The University of Hong Kong

Author : Myrtle Reed
Publisher : Tredition Classics
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3842485875

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The Spinster Book by Myrtle Reed Pdf

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.

Author : John U. Wolff
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 1572 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547583080

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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff Pdf

"A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan" by John U. Wolff. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Yadi STP MM
Publisher : Yadi STP MM
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Jaka Someh The Silat Warrior by Yadi STP MM Pdf

Jaka Someh is an easy-going man and happy to help. Since he was a teenager he has been practicing martial arts with discipline and hard. Jaka Someh became a great warrior, but his heart was still kind and not arrogant. Even though he has defeated many evil martial figures who are known to be powerful and feared. Jaka Someh has a sincere and patient heart. He tends to prefer to give in and avoid conflict with others. So that makes him a less assertive person. Not firm in making decisions. Perhaps because of his lack of firmness, Jaka Someh felt bad for rejecting Pak Rohadi's request to marry his daughter who was pregnant out of wedlock. Mr. Rohadi's daughter named Asih. Asih is pregnant and left by her lover. Asih is actually a beautiful woman and has even become a village flower. Asih actually didn't want to marry Jaka Someh, but in order to save the dignity of the family she was forced to follow her father's wish, to marry Jaka Someh. Although Jaka Someh is only a substitute husband for Asih, Jaka Someh tries to love Asih with all his heart, but unfortunately, Asih's attitude often humiliates Jaka Someh, who has officially become her husband. Jaka Someh's appearance is indeed too simple, making him a lot of belittled and considered stupid by others. Even by Asih, his own wife. Who had the heart to betray his holy love. Even though Jaka Someh has sacrificed a lot for Asih. He always tries hard to always make his wife happy, but still Asih doesn't want to respect Jaka Someh. Even Asih had the heart to cheat on Jaka Someh. Two years after her marriage to Jaka Someh, Asih is reunited with her former lover who once got her pregnant. They also re-establish a love affair. Their affair was finally discovered by Jaka Someh. Jaka Someh felt very angry, confused, sad and disappointed. Jaka Someh wanted to kill the man who had trampled on his pride. But he could not do it, because he could not bear to his wife and stepson whom he loved very much. Sad, angry, disappointed but trapped by sincere feelings of love and respect. Jaka Someh became very confused and indecisive. So what will Jaka Someh do to deal with his troubled household? Should he divorce his wife? Or did he repay his wife's affair with another affair? or just go, wander far away from Asih who has had the heart to have an affair? Will his household problems turn him into a different person? On the other hand, as a warrior, Jaka Someh is required to defend and protect people who are experiencing oppression from gangs of criminals. At that time a powerful warrior appeared who had torn apart the martial world. His name is Ki Jabrik. Ki Jabrik is the leader of a gang of criminals who have defeated many martial arts figures. Ki Jabrik's gang has oppressed many people and not a single warrior dares to face Ki Jabrik and his gang. Can Jaka Someh face Ki Jabrik and his gang who are known to be powerful and cruel?

Author : Jay Caspian Kang
Publisher : Hogarth
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307953896

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The Dead Do Not Improve by Jay Caspian Kang Pdf

FROM EMMY-NOMINATED AUTHOR FOR VICE NEWS PIECE "NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTS ARE SPREADING TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS" “Loopy, hilarious, neo-noir novel… an extremely smart, funny debut, with moments of haunting beauty.” —Boston Globe Exceedingly unique, pulsing with vigor and heart, and loaded with fierce, fresh language, The Dead Do Not Improve confirms Jay Caspian Kang as a true American original. When struggling writer Philip Kim is dragged into a complex mystery after his neighbor is murdered, Sid Finch, a homicide detective bitter about everything except his gorgeous wife, and his phlegmatic, pockmarked partner, Jim Kim, land the case. Philip becomes the baffled focus of an elaborate, violent scheme that seems tied to his neighbor's murder, and the cops think he might be involved. With an intelligent narrative voice that that moves effortlessly between hilarity, satire, poignancy, and madcap digressions, Kang has written a trippy, self-aware novel obsessed with the Virginia Tech massacre, surfing, and identity. Now with Extra Libris material, including an essay from Jay Caspian Kang

Author : David Henry Hwang
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998-11-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781559366588

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Golden Child by David Henry Hwang Pdf

New Broadway drama by the author of the critically-acclaimed M. Butterfly.

Author : Alan M. Stevens
Publisher : PT Mizan Publika
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9794333875

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A comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary by Alan M. Stevens Pdf