Ping Lu

(Author)

Love and Revolution: A Novel about Song Qingling and Sun Yat-SenPaperback, 25 February 2008

Love and Revolution: A Novel about Song Qingling and Sun Yat-Sen
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Part of Series
Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
Part of Series
Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan (Paperback)
Print Length
192 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Date Published
25 Feb 2008
ISBN-10
0231138539
ISBN-13
9780231138536

Description

In this bold novel, one of Taiwan's most celebrated authors reimagines the lives of Sun Yat-sen, known as the "Father of the Chinese Revolution," and his wife, Song Qingling. Born in 1866, Sun Yat-sen dreamed of strengthening China from within, but after a failed attempt at leading an insurrection in 1895, Sun was exiled to Japan. Only in 1916, after the dynasty fell and the new Chinese Republic was established, did he return to his country and assume the role of provisional president.

While in Japan, Sun met and married the beautiful Song Qingling. Twenty-six years her husband's junior, Song came from a wealthy, influential Chinese family (her sister married Chiang Kai-shek) and had received a college education in Macon, Georgia. Their tumultuous and politically charged relationship fuels this riveting novel. Weaving together three distinct voices-Sun's, Song's, and a young woman rumored to be the daughter of Song's illicit lover-Ping Lu's narrative experiments with invented memories and historical fact to explore the couple's many failings and desires. Touching on Sun Yat-sen's tormented political life and Song Qingling's rumored affairs and isolation after her husband's death, the novel follows the story all the way to 1981, recounting political upheavals Sun himself could never have imagined.

Product Details

Author:
Ping Lu
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
25 February 2008
Dimensions:
22.17 x 14.55 x 1.42 cm
Genre:
Asian - Chinese
ISBN-10:
0231138539
ISBN-13:
9780231138536
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
192
Weight:
276.69 gm

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