9781635423778-1635423775-The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty: A Novel

The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty: A Novel

ISBN-13: 9781635423778
ISBN-10: 1635423775
Author: Ha Jin
Publication date: 2023
Publisher: Other Press
Format: Paperback 736 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781635423778
ISBN-10: 1635423775
Author: Ha Jin
Publication date: 2023
Publisher: Other Press
Format: Paperback 736 pages

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The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty: A Novel (ISBN-13: 9781635423778 and ISBN-10: 1635423775), written by authors Ha Jin, was published by Other Press in 2023. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty: A Novel (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.76.

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As a promising young actress, Sun Weishi made the critical decision to pursue her studies in Moscow - with the blessing of her influential adoptive father, Zhou Enlai, and Mao himself. The valuable insights she gained there during World War II, most notably the significance of characters' inner lives, would enable her to excel back in China, where she produced works by Chekhov and Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas, such as an adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her striking career as China's first female director of modern spoken drama (Huaju) would be derailed with the advent of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, however, which put her once again at odds with an old enemy - Jiang Qing, a fellow actress who schemed her way to the top as Mao's fourth and final wife. Through the decades-long rivalry between these two complex women, and their differing approaches to the men in power who shaped their lives, Ha Jin deftly explores the ideals of communism and the reality of the

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