City Rising: The Ivory Compact (The Shanghai Tetralogy, 3) - Softcover

Rotenberg, David

 
9781998779017: City Rising: The Ivory Compact (The Shanghai Tetralogy, 3)

Inhaltsangabe

Book 3 in the acclaimed 'City Rising Tetralogy'.Two prophecies are put forward; one proceeds, the other is fulfilled, and a city at the Bend in the River grows. A sprawling historical epic spanning 200 years, City Rising: The Ivory Compact tells the story of two destitute Baghdadi Jews who become opium lords, their battles against the powerful British opium companies, and the boys’ eventual love of the City at the Bend in the River - Shanghai.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David Rotenberg is a professor emeritus of theatre studies at York University, where he taught graduate students for over 25 years. He has released 12 novels which have been published by Penguin, Simon and Schuster, McArthur and Company, St. Martin's Press, and ECW. His novels have been optioned in the past for major motion picture adaptation. City Rising is presently in negotiation with London producers. He is the founder and artistic director of the world-renowned actor training institute - Pro Actors Lab. His historical fiction novel entitled, City Rising is based on true events and explores the epic stories of the Iraqi-Jews, and the prominent Chinese families of the renowned port city across several centuries. It will be published by At Bay Press in the Fall of 2023.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Book 3 in the acclaimed 'City Rising Tetralogy'. Two prophecies are put forward; one proceeds, the other is fulfilled, and a city at the Bend in the River grows. A sprawling historical epic spanning 200 years, City Rising, The Ivory Compact tells the story of two destitute Baghdadi Jews who become opium lords, their battles against the powerful British opium companies, and the boys? eventual love of the City at the Bend in the River - Shanghai.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.