· (Page 20) Jennifer Cody Epstein's The Painter From Shanghai is a fictional account of Pan Yuliang's rise from the ashes of her life as Xiuqing, a young child sold into prostitution. Through careful brushstrokes of her own, Epstein deftly fills her canvas with the sights, sounds, and images of "That the buyer, if she finds one, probably won't be able to read it means little/5. JENNIFER CODY EPSTEIN is the author of the international bestsellernbsp;The Painter from Shanghai, The Gods of Heavenly Punishment (winner of the Asian Pacific Association of. Librarians Honor award for outstanding fiction) and Wunderland, out April /5(). What a pleasure, then, to discover that Jennifer Cody Epstein, whose luminous first novel, “The Painter From Shanghai,” is based on the actual life of Pan Yuliang, a former child prostitute turned celebrated painter, also happens to be one such www.doorway.ru irresistible story.” Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
Jennifer Cody Epstein steps into the pantheon of fine contemporary writers with her first book THE PAINTER FROM SHANGHAI, a work of 'historical fiction' so polished in research, so rich in detail not only of the turbulent period in China during the first half of the 20th century, but also in the mysterious social customs of that country, and a source of insight into the changes in the manner. The Painter from Shanghai Jennfier Cody Epstein, W.W. Norton Co. pp. ISBN Summary Reminiscent of Memoirs of a Geisha, a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist.. Down the muddy waters of the Yangtze River and into the seedy backrooms of "The Hall of Eternal Splendor," through the raucous glamour of. Fictional portrait of Pan Yuliang, a real-life 20th-century Chinese prostitute turned successful artist. In the mold of Memoirs of a Geisha, Epstein's debut devotes itself to the exotic life of a woman whose early years were spent in the service of www.doorway.rued Yuliang is 14 in when her opium-addicted uncle sells her into a brothel.
JENNIFER CODY EPSTEIN is the author of the international bestsellernbsp;The Painter from Shanghai, The Gods of Heavenly Punishment (winner of the Asian Pacific Association of. Librarians Honor award for outstanding fiction) and Wunderland, out April What a pleasure, then, to discover that Jennifer Cody Epstein, whose luminous first novel, “The Painter From Shanghai,” is based on the actual life of Pan Yuliang, a former child prostitute. Jennifer Cody Epstein, let there be NO DOUBT that you are a VERY VERY good writer. I have no hesitation whatever,in giving you 5 stars for your novel "The Painter From Shanghai". For every twenty or so books along comes ONE that holds you, fascinates you and gives you such pleasure you never want it to end. The novel runs as smoothly as silk.
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