Download or read book Shadows in the Lotus Pool written by Gwen Chen and published by Booklocker.Com Incorporated. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deng Wen-yi, a major general at age 22, has no time for his motherless daughter, Yuan-yu. He is catapulted into a series of adventures and misadventures that brings humiliations and triumphs in his close, tempestuous relationship with China's president Chiang Kai-shek. The author recounts her childhood as an unwanted child, neglected, maltreated and molested. The story of father and daughter unfolds against the background of revolutionary China of the mid-1900s.
Download or read book Stolen Glimpses Captive Shadows written by Geoffrey O'Brien and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We watch what is moving fast from a platform that is also moving fast," writes Geoffrey O'Brien in the beginning of Stolen Glimpses, Captive Shadows. This collection—gathering the best of a decade's worth of writing on film by one of our most bracing and imaginative critics—ranges freely over the past, present, and future of the movies, from the primal visual poetry of the silent era to the dizzying permutations of the merging digital age. Here are 38 searching essays on contemporary blockbusters like Spider–Man and Minority Report; recent innovative triumphs like The Tree of Life and Beasts of the Southern Wild; and the intricacies of genre mythmaking from Chinese martial arts films to the horror classics of Val Lewton. O'Brien probes the visionary art of classic filmmakers—von Sternberg, Fod, Cocteau, Kurosawa, Godard—and the implications of such diverse recent work as Farenheit 9/11, The Passion of Christ, and The Sopranos. Each of these pieces is alert to the always–surprising intersections between screen life and real life, and the way that film from the beginning has shaped our sense of memory and history.
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Download or read book Shadow Woman written by Grant Hayter-Menzies and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kansas-born Pauline Benton (1898-1974) was encouraged by her father, one of America's earliest feminist male educators, to reach for the stars. Instead, she reached for shadows. In 1920s Beijing, she discovered shadow theatre (piyingxi), a performance art where translucent painted puppets are manipulated by highly trained masters to cast coloured shadows against an illuminated screen. Finding that this thousand-year-old forerunner of motion pictures was declining in China, Benton believed she could save the tradition by taking it to America. Mastering the male-dominated art form in China, Benton enchanted audiences eager for the exotic in Depression-era America. Her touring company, Red Gate Shadow Theatre, was lauded by theatre and art critics and even performed at Franklin Roosevelt's White House. Grant Hayter-Menzies traces Benton's performance history and her efforts to preserve shadow theatre as a global cultural treasure by drawing on her unpublished writings, the recollections of her colleagues, the testimonies of shadow masters who survived China's Cultural Revolution, as well as young innovators who have carried on Benton's pioneering work.
Download or read book In the Shadow of the Taj written by Royina Grewal and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Asked A Young Man In A Ghetto In Agra If He Had Ever Seen The Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal? He Said. I Haven T Seen It, But Yes, I Have Heard Of It. It Is In Delhi. Agra Has More Than Mere Mention In The Hindu Scriptures. And The City S Position Of Strategic Importance Astride Important Trade Routes Historically Attracted Empire-Builders Ranging From The Lodhis And The Mughals To The British. Now, Says Royina Grewal, Agra Has Fallen Prey To A Lassitude That Has Caused Large Swathes Of The Once Magnificent Capital Of Emperors Akbar, Jahangir And Shah Jahan To Succumb To Decay And Haphazard Development. Delving Into Myth And History, Drawing Deep Conclusions From Her Lengthy Conversations With Varied Citizens Of Multi-Cultural Agra, Grewal Weaves Grand Strands From The Past With The Humbler Textures Of Present-Day Agra To Explain Why The Home Of The World S Best-Known Monument Has Been Allowed To Disintegrate, And Why The Once Mighty Yamuna Is Merely A Stream Of Sludge. But There Is Hope, Says Grewal. Drawing Inspiration From The Many Enlightened Individuals She Met On Her Peregrinations In And Around Agra, She Points To Ways In Which The City Can Be Saved. In The Shadow Of The Taj May Be A Map Of The City S History, But It Can Also Be A Drawing Board That Offers Insights For A Sustainable Future.
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Download or read book The sigiriya paw written by Priydarshi Thakur Khayal and published by Redgrab Books pvt ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sigiriya paw' Based on 'Maharana', the great Buddhist chronicle of Sri Lanka, “is truly like one of the Puranas. But the style is so uniquely endearing that you don't realise when the Purana entered the present, transiting seamlessly through history. The anxious characters of ancient past, driven into a vicious circle of lust and excesses, rivalries and conspiracies, consumed by their fears and need for revenge; and the Intimacies and heartbreaks of their relationships – all blended together into such a compelling narrative of abuse of power and human anguish that we can see the present day world reflected in it every step of the way.
Download or read book Song of the Lotus written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-05-13 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the captivating fantasy realm where Queen Amara reigns, whispers in the dark turn into a desperate plea for help. The Whispering Woods, a vital source of life and magic for the kingdom, is under attack by a formless entity that drains its very essence. Thrust into a battle beyond her imagination, Amara embarks on a perilous journey with her loyal handmaiden, Priya. Their quest leads them back into the heart of the forest, where they encounter the ailing Moonweavers, guardians of the woods. Haunted by visions of a swirling darkness, Amara discovers a connection between the Moonweavers and the forest's resilience. However, the price of protection is high. The Moonweavers reveal a truth – they sacrificed a piece of themselves in exchange for the Starlight Blossom, a cure that saved the King's life. To save the forest in turn, Amara and Priya must be prepared to make a similar sacrifice. Their courage will be tested as they face the formless entity, a being of pure darkness feeding on the life force of the woods. Armed with their unwavering bond, moonlight essence, and a newfound understanding of the forest's magic, Amara and Priya stand their ground. The fate of the Whispering Woods, and potentially the kingdom itself, hangs in the balance. Will their sacrifice be enough to drive back the darkness and restore balance, or will the forest succumb to the encroaching evil? Dive into this story of bravery, magic, and the delicate balance between nature and humanity. Explore a world where queens wield power beyond the throne, handmaidens become confidantes and warriors, and the whispers of the forest hold the key to survival.
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Download or read book Island written by Aldous Leonard Huxley and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Island" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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Download or read book Hermit with Landscape written by Daniel Hall and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems discuss landscapes, travel, a skydiver, a movie projectionist, and a naturalized Vietnamese
