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The Moon Opera

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In a fit of jealousy, Xiao Yanqiu, star of The Moon Opera, disfigures her understudy with boiling water. Spurned by the troupe, she turns to teaching.

Twenty years later The Moon Opera is restaged, under the patronage of a rich local factory boss who insists that Xiao Yanqiu return to the role of Chang'e. So she does, this time believing she is the immortal moon goddess.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Peking Opera, this devastating portrait shows the extent to which a desperate woman will embrace an exalted image of herself in an effort to flee earthly concerns.

The Moon Opera is translated by Howard Goldblatt.

Bi Feiyu is one of the most respected authors and screenwriters in China today. He was born in 1964 in Xinghua, in the province of Jiangsu, China.

He is the recipient of several literary awards, including the Xu Lun Prize, and the Man Asian Literary Prize 2010. He co-wrote the film Shanghai Triad, which was directed by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou.

Language: English

Pages: 120

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN 13: 9781846590221

The Moon Opera

0/5 ( ratings)

In a fit of jealousy, Xiao Yanqiu, star of The Moon Opera, disfigures her understudy with boiling water. Spurned by the troupe, she turns to teaching.

Twenty years later The Moon Opera is restaged, under the patronage of a rich local factory boss who insists that Xiao Yanqiu return to the role of Chang'e. So she does, this time believing she is the immortal moon goddess.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Peking Opera, this devastating portrait shows the extent to which a desperate woman will embrace an exalted image of herself in an effort to flee earthly concerns.

The Moon Opera is translated by Howard Goldblatt.

Bi Feiyu is one of the most respected authors and screenwriters in China today. He was born in 1964 in Xinghua, in the province of Jiangsu, China.

He is the recipient of several literary awards, including the Xu Lun Prize, and the Man Asian Literary Prize 2010. He co-wrote the film Shanghai Triad, which was directed by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou.

Language: English

Pages: 120

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN 13: 9781846590221

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