'A powerful and mesmerizing novel, both mythic and intimate . . . a great accomplishment of imagination, insight and lyricism' - Amy Tan. 'Lavishly imagined and skilfully narrated' - The Independent. Under Fishbone Clouds is a love story and family saga interwoven with traditional folktales and stor
Under Fishbone Clouds
โ Scribed by Meekings, Sam
- Book ID
- 108665943
- Publisher
- Birlinn
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 329 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780857900074
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โฆ Synopsis
'A powerful and mesmerizing novel, both mythic and intimate . . . a great accomplishment of imagination, insight and lyricism' - Amy Tan. 'Lavishly imagined and skilfully narrated' - The Independent. Under Fishbone Clouds is a love story and family saga interwoven with traditional folktales and stories from ancient Chinese history. Set against the backdrop of dramatic events of recent Chinese political history, we follow the lives of Jinyi and his wife Yuying.
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