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The Tent of Orange Mist

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In The Tent of Orange Mist, short-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Prize, Paul West deftly illuminates the plight of intellectuals and artists during profound social and cultural upheaval. In December 1937 the city of Nanking, China, falls to brutal Japanese invaders, and thus begins a compelling drama of widespread chaos and personal courage. Against a backdrop of burning buildings and random atrocities stands Scald Ibis, the teenage daughter of an eminent scholar, who must transform herself completely in order to survive. With her family gone, she is forced to work as a prostitute in a bordello, changing slowly and painfully from a girl into a woman. Her fortunes improve when a Japanese warlord, Hayashi, takes a fancy to her; but her greatest challenge comes with the sudden appearance of her ailing father, whose inner demons threaten both of their lives. The Tent of Orange Mist frames public and private conflicts that define us all.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Overlook Books

Release: September 17, 1997

ISBN: 0879517921

ISBN 13: 9780879517922

The Tent of Orange Mist

3.4/5 ( ratings)

In The Tent of Orange Mist, short-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Prize, Paul West deftly illuminates the plight of intellectuals and artists during profound social and cultural upheaval. In December 1937 the city of Nanking, China, falls to brutal Japanese invaders, and thus begins a compelling drama of widespread chaos and personal courage. Against a backdrop of burning buildings and random atrocities stands Scald Ibis, the teenage daughter of an eminent scholar, who must transform herself completely in order to survive. With her family gone, she is forced to work as a prostitute in a bordello, changing slowly and painfully from a girl into a woman. Her fortunes improve when a Japanese warlord, Hayashi, takes a fancy to her; but her greatest challenge comes with the sudden appearance of her ailing father, whose inner demons threaten both of their lives. The Tent of Orange Mist frames public and private conflicts that define us all.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Overlook Books

Release: September 17, 1997

ISBN: 0879517921

ISBN 13: 9780879517922

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