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My South Seas Sleeping Beauty : A Tale of Memory and Longing /

My South Seas Sleeping Beauty is a captivating coming-of-age tale set in the magical jungles of Borneo. Told through the vivid recollections of a Chinese-Malay youth, the novel recounts the life of Su Qi, a troubled, sensitive son of a wealthy family, and exemplifies the imaginative range of one of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zhang, Guixing (Autor)
Otros Autores: Jaffee, Valerie (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2007]
Colección:Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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