Becky Chan
A Novel
Will be published approx. on 14. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-88924-300-2 (ISBN)
Description
Becky Chan's life gets off to a rocky start. She is born into a poor family, with a ne'er-do-well father. But by 1967, she is the reigning queen of the Hong Kong film industry, and her life is frequently confused by her public with the roles that she plays, including the Goddess of Mercy. In the city, Communist factions are setting bombs and kidnapping people. In mainland China, itself in the throes of the Cultural Revolution, rival factions of the Communist Party are terrorizing the nation. In the midst of this turmoil, Becky Chan disappears.
Told from the point of view of an aging Canadian expatriate residing in the colony, Becky Chan is an absorbing and intriguing story that is entirely set in the Hong Kong film world. Woven into Becky's life story, itself the stuff of a Mandarin movie, are the plots of several of her 190 films.
Told from the point of view of an aging Canadian expatriate residing in the colony, Becky Chan is an absorbing and intriguing story that is entirely set in the Hong Kong film world. Woven into Becky's life story, itself the stuff of a Mandarin movie, are the plots of several of her 190 films.
Reviews / Votes
"Becky Chan is a stunning portrait of a tumultuous era." * Books in Canada *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Publishing group
The Dundurn Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88924-300-2 (9780889243002)
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Person
Jared Mitchell is a journalist whose work has appeared in many publications, including Maclean's, the Winnipeg Free Press, the Ottawa Citizen, The Globe and Mail and Equinox. He taught at Hong Kong's Shue Yan College. His first novel, The Invincible, was published by Lester Publishing in 1995.
Content
Foreword; The Huis and Where They Came From; The Formation of the Hui Zu; The Fate of the Hui During and After the Qing Dynasty; Further Assimilation of Minorities and its effects of Muslims; How the Hui Zu Lives in China; Influential Muslim Personalities; Admiral Zheng He and His Achievements; Contributions of the Chinese Muslims; The Staunchness of the Chinese Muslims.