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A beast slinks towards Beijing : a novel / Alice Evelyn Yang.

Yang, Alice Evelyn, (author.).

Summary:

"A devastating yet hopeful family saga set during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day that explores the effects of intergenerational trauma, the legacy of colonialism, and the inescapability of fate through the prism of Chinese and Japanese folklore." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063419292
  • ISBN: 0063419297
  • ISBN: 9780063419308
  • ISBN: 0063419300
  • Physical Description: 360 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]

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Subject:
China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 > Fiction.
Families > China > Fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Generational trauma > Fiction.
Folklore > China > Fiction.
Manchuria (China) > Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.

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  • 14 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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