Death of a Red Heroine

Xiaolong, Qiu

ISBN 10: 1569471932 / ISBN 13: 9781569471937

Edité par Soho Pr Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2000

A propos de cet article

First edition, first printing. SIGNED by author on title page, in Chinese and English. First in the Inspector Chen Cao series; set in Shanghai. Winner of the 2001 Anthony Award for Best First Novel. Dust jacket in Mylar.

N° de réf. du vendeur 001778

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Death of a Red Heroine
• Éditeur: Soho Pr Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1569471932
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781569471937
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

Book by Xiaolong Qiu Chiu HsiaoLung

Revue de presse

Xiaolong's astute rendering of the many contradictions of contemporary Chinese life centres on the brilliant Inspector Chen . . . A series that might well get you hooked. (Sunday Telegraph)

Atmospheric and rich in behind the scenes detail . . . Morse of the Far East. (Independent)

Chen is a great creation, an honourable man in a world full of deception and treachery. (Guardian)

With strong and subtle characterisation, Qiu Xiaolong draws us into a fascinating world where the greatest mystery revealed is the mystery of present-day China itself. (John Harvey)

The first police whodunnit written by a Chinese author in English and set in contemporary China . . . its quality matches its novelty. (The Times)

The usual enjoyable mix of murder, poetry and contradictions of contemporary Chinese culture. Chen is a splendid creation. (Independent on Sunday)

A vivid portrait of modern Chinese society . . . full of the sights, sounds and smells of Shanghai . . . A work of real distinction. (Wall Street Journal)

Qiu Xiaolong is one of the brightest stars in the firmament of modern literary crime fiction. His Inspector Chen mysteries dazzle as they entertain, combining crime with Chinese philosophy, poetry and food, Triad gangsters and corrupt officials. (Canberra Times, Australia)

Gripping . . . Chen stands in a class with Martin Cruz Smith's Russian investigator, Arkady Renko, and P.D. James's Scotland Yard inspector, Adam Dalgliesh. (Publishers Weekly)

Wonderful. (Washington Post)