Adiós, Shanghai /

Moving from Paris to Dresden to Shanghai, Wagenstein chronicles the lives of European migr and refugees in WWII Shanghai. Elisabeth and Theodore Weissberg, a German mezzo-soprano and her German-Jewish violinist husband, flee Dresden to eke out an existence in Shanghai's burgeoning Jewish ghetto...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wagenstein, Angel (Author)
Other Authors: Nikolov, Vent︠s︡eslav (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Español
Bulgarian
Published: Barcelona, España : Libros del Asteroide S.L.U., [2013]
Series:Libros del Asteroide ; 45.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > China > Shanghai > Fiction.
Jews > China > Shanghai > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Moving from Paris to Dresden to Shanghai, Wagenstein chronicles the lives of European migr and refugees in WWII Shanghai. Elisabeth and Theodore Weissberg, a German mezzo-soprano and her German-Jewish violinist husband, flee Dresden to eke out an existence in Shanghai's burgeoning Jewish ghetto, which ends up 30,000 strong as the Shoah begins. Hilde Braun, a German-Jewish actress, is living illegally in Paris aided by a mysterious Slav named Vladek, until events force them to Shanghai.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Awards:Premio Jean Monnet de Literatura Europea
ISBN:9788492663644
8492663642

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