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Painter of Shanghai, The

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Author: Epstein, Jennifer Cody
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd.
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Publication Year: 2008-04-03
ISBN#: 978-0-14-102933-7
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Pages: 496
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Language: English

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Genre: Fiction / Historical
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Pan Yuliang was a girl with no dreams. Her parents were taken from her at a young age, then her uncle sold her into prostitution; it was enough for many years just to cope and survive. One day, fate places a kind gentleman in her path, and she begins to discover the city outside the brothel and the world beyond China's borders. As a larger canvas of life emerges, Pan realizes that she has something of value to say -- and a talent through which she can express herself. From Shanghai to Paris, Pan is challenged by the harsh realities in politics, art, and love, and must rely on her own strength to develop her talent. In so doing, she takes a relatively ordinary life and makes it extraordinary.