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From the Library of John Russell Taylor.
Seller Inventory # PL-16297-S16
- Title
- The Embroidered Couch
- Author
- Lu Tiancheng
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1551521016
- ISBN 13
- 9781551521015
The first English translation of an erotic novel published in China in the 17th century, regarded as a notorious classic in Chinese literature, long banned in China. Shockingly explicit, it’s a story of betrayal, lust, revenge, and intrigue.
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Lenny was a literary translator in China, translating Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus and numerous other American novels into Chinese before moving to Canada, where he received his PhD in Chinese literature. He lives in both Vancouver and Toronto.
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