Download or read book Raise the Red Lantern written by Su Tong and published by William Morrow Paperbacks. This book was released on 2004-07-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brutal realities of the dark places Su Tong depicts in this collection of novellas set in 1930s provincial China -- worlds of prostitution, poverty, and drug addiction -- belie his prose of stunning and simplebeauty. The title novella, "Raise the Red Lantern," which became a critically acclaimed film, tells the story of Lotus, a young woman whose father's suicide forces her to become the concubine of a wealthy merchant. Crushed by loneliness, despair, and cruel treatment, Lotus finds her descent into insanity both a weapon and a refuge. "Nineteen Thirty-Four Escapes" is an account of a family's struggles during one momentous year; plagued by disease, death, and the shady promise of life in a larger town, the family slowly disintegrates. Finally, "Opium Family" details the last years of a landowning clan whose demise is brought about by corruption, lust, and treachery -- fruits of the insidious crop they harvest.
Download or read book Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns written by Hena Khan and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam. Full color.
Download or read book A Lantern in Her Hand written by Bess Streeter Aldrich and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Red Lantern written by Irma Grant and published by Irma Grant. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Red Lantern is a story about a girl named Annie who spends the day helping Gung Gung, her grandfather, at his shop in Chinatown. Unwittingly, she meets the Jade Emperor's daughter who tells Annie all about the origins of the lantern festival, a celebration that is part of modern Chinese New Year. The Jade Emperor's daughter needs help solving three lantern riddles. Will Annie live up to the challenge and find the answers before the sun sets and fireworks light up the night sky? Or will the Jade Emperor's daughter be barred from going home for another year?
Download or read book Red Lanterns 2011 21 written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's recruitment time for the Red Lanterns, and no one in the universe is safe...especially with the most volatile Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, suddenly in their corner! But why has Guy turned his back on his own Corps?
Download or read book Red Lanterns 2011 5 written by Peter Milligan and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Krona lives again, the Red Lantern leader Atrocitus can kill the mad Guardian of the Universe himself this time, finally getting the revenge he's craved for an eternity! And what does Bleez know about this seeming resurrection? She's not telling, which only stokes Atrocitus's fury!
Download or read book The Last Storytellers written by Richard Hamilton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers have gathered in the Jemaa el Fna, the legendary square of the city, to recount ancient folktales and fables to rapt audiences. But this unique chain of oral tradition that has passed seamlessly from generation to generation is teetering on the brink of extinction. The competing distractions of television, movies and the internet have drawn the crowds away from the storytellers and few have the desire to learn the stories and continue their legacy. Richard Hamilton has witnessed at first hand the death throes of this rich and captivating tradition and, in the labyrinth of the Marrakech medina, has tracked down the last few remaining storytellers, recording stories that are replete with the mysteries and beauty of the Maghreb.
Download or read book Heaven in Conflict written by Anthony E. Clark and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most violent episodes of China’s Boxer Uprising was the Taiyuan Massacre of 1900, in which rebels killed foreign missionaries and thousands of Chinese Christians. This first sustained scholarly account of the uprising to focus on Shanxi Province illuminates the religious and cultural beliefs on both sides of the conflict and shows how they came to clash. Although Franciscans were the first Catholics to settle in China, their stories have rarely been explored in accounts of Chinese Christianity. Anthony Clark remedies that exclusion and highlights the roles of Franciscan nuns and their counterparts among the Boxers—the Red Lantern girls—to argue that women’s involvement was integral on both sides of the conflict. Drawing on rich archival records and intertwining religious history with political, cultural, and environmental factors, Clark provides a fresh perspective on a pivotal encounter between China and the West.
Download or read book Red Lanterns 2011 11 written by Peter Milligan and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2012-07-04 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's going to be hell to pay as Atrocitus continues his lone search for Abysmus and more poisoned members of his corps die! Plus, Red Lantern Bleez vs. Star Sapphire Fatality!
Download or read book Petulia s Rouge Tin written by Su Tong and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who would have anticipated that Petulia, stripped of her silk gowns, would be forced to denounce the Red Delight Pavilion? Or believed that Autumn Grace would cry in desperation as nuns shave off her locks? After years working side-by-side, their sudden goodbye was the first sign of a changing society. Still, the scent of rouge filling their memories keeps them close, despite the twists and turns that life throws at them. Until one day, the promise of love and stability becomes a temptation neither can deny. . .
Download or read book Green Lantern Brightest Day written by Geoff Johns and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in single magazine form in Green Lantern 53-62"--T.p. verso.
Download or read book Girl Squads written by Sam Maggs and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun and feisty tour of famous girl BFFs from history who stuck together and changed the world. Spanning art, science, politics, activism, and sports, these 20 diverse profiles show just how essential female friendship have been across history and around the world. In this engaging and well-researched book, Sam Maggs takes you on a tour of some of history's most fascinating and bravest BFFs, including: • Anne Bonny and Mary Read, the infamous lady pirates who sailed the seven seas and plundered with the best of the men • Jeanne Manon Roland and Sophie Grandchamp, Parisian socialites who landed front-row seats (from prison) to the French Revolution • Sharon and Shirley Firth, the Indigenous twin sisters who went on to become Olympic skiers and barrier breakers in the sport • The Edinburgh Seven, the band of gal pals who became the first women admitted to medical school in the United Kingdom • The Zohra Orchestra, the ensemble from Afghanistan who defied laws, danger, and threats to become the nation's first all-female musical group Fun, informative, and delightful to read—with fresh illustrations by Jenn Woodall—it's perfect for you and every member of your own girl gang.
Download or read book Chinese Women in a Century of Revolution 1850 1950 written by Kazuko Ono and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this is the first comprehensive history of women in modern China. Its scope is broad, encompassing political, economic, military, and cultural history, and drawing upon Chinese and Japanese sources untapped by Western scholars. The book presents new information on a wide range of topics: the impact of Western ideas on women, especially in education; the importance of women in the labor force; the relative independence enjoyed by some women textile workers; the struggle against footbinding; the influence of anarchism; the participation of a women's brigade in the Revolution of 1911; the role of women in the May Fourth Movement; the differences between the more assertive women of South China and the 'traditional' women of the North in organizing for political action; the involvement of peasant women in insurgency and anti-Japanese struggles in the countryside; and the effects of the Marriage Law of 1950. The author has contributed a new preface to this English edition, and Joshua A. Fogel and Susan Mann have written an introduction that places the book in the context of studies of Chinese women, Japanese sinology, and women's history in general. The book has extensive notes, a bibliography, and, as an appendix, a chronology of the history of women in modern China.
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Download or read book Prophecy of the Seer written by K.N. Lee and published by K.N. Lee. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dragons have awakened. The battle lines are set. The return home proves more dangerous than Lilae imagined. But, with the aid of the magic talisman, and her team of warriors, she and Liam may have a change against Kavien and his hordes of armies. However, as the Imperial forces march toward the last free realm of humans, a new threat comes to claim Lilae. Alliances are threatened, new threats emerge, and a dark prophecy warns of a great evil that can only be mastered by one individual. The Seer. Join New York Times bestselling author, K.N. Lee on an epic adventure that spans several worlds with new gods and old races brought back for a battle that will rock the ages. Perfect for fans of Norse and Viking myths and legends, with magical mysticism themes similar to Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia. Reading Order: Rise of the Flame Night of the Storm Dawn of the Forgotten Prophecy of the Seer Battle of the Heirs
Download or read book Brothels Bordellos Bad Girls written by Jan MacKell Collins and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This look at prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930, uncovers the lives and woes of "working girls" in mining towns such as Cripple Creek.
Download or read book The Key written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
