9781408802205 - the lost and forgotten languages of shanghai von xu, ruiyan (3 Ergebnisse)
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 341 pages. When an explosion reverberates through the Swan Hotel in Shanghai, it is not just shards of glass and rubble that come crashing down. Li Jing and Zhou Meilin g find their once-happy marriage rocked to its foundations. For Li Jing, his hea d pierced by a shard of falling glass, awakens fr…om brain surgery only able to u tter the faltering phrases of the English he learnt as a child - a language that Meiling and their young song Pang Pang cannot speak. When an American neurologi st arrives, tasked with teaching Li Jing to speak fluently again, she is as diso rientated as her patient in this bewitching, bewildering city. As doctor and pat ient grow closer, feelings neither of them anticipated begin to take hold. Feeli ngs that Meiling, who must fight to keep both her husband's business and her fam ily afloat, does not need a translator to understand. Editorial Reviews Review 'An engrossing novel that will enchant you from beginning to end' David Ebersho ff, author of The 19th Wife 'Beautifully executed and moving' Sunday Times 'A se nsitive and moving exploration of what happens when love is lost in translation' Marie Claire 'A compassionate and perspicacious examination of the nature of hu man relationships' Daily Mail --This text refers to an alternate paperback editi on. From Booklist A massive explosion in a Shanghai hotel leaves 32-year-old bu sinessman Li Jing unable to utter a single word in Chinese. Instead, he is only able to speak in halting English, which he learned as a child and which he last spoke at the age of 10. His family pays to bring in American neurologist Rosalyn Neal. Li Jing's beautiful wife, Meiling, is left to try to run his financial co nsulting firm and to allay the anxiety of their young son. Because Li Jing and R.
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paperback. Zustand: Good. New and unread, however has a moderate amount of edge wear, as well as several tears on the first few pages, readability is uneffected. Also has numerous scuffs and dents on the cover and edges Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.
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paperback. Zustand: Very Good. New and unread, however has a light amount of edge wear as well as slight scuffing and denting to the cover and edges Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.
