Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue in a Doomed World
Taras Grescoe • St. Martin's Press • ISBN-13 978‑1250049711
Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue in a Doomed World
Taras Grescoe • St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10: 1250049717 · ISBN-13: 978‑1250049711 · 2016
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Taras Grescoe reconstructs the vibrant, precarious atmosphere of 1930s Shanghai through the lens of the legendary Cathay Hotel. By chronicling the lives of socialite Emily Hahn and poet Zau Sinmay, the narrative captures a cosmopolitan crossroads on the brink of geopolitical collapse. This historical account illuminates the intersection of personal romance and the encroaching shadow of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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