The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai
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A dazzling debut novel about the power of love and language... Li Jing, a successful, happily married businessman, is dining at a grand hotel in Shanghai when a gas explosion shatters the building. A shard of glass neatly pierces Li Jing's forehead--obliterating his ability to speak Chinese. The only words that emerge from his mouth are faltering phrases of the English he spoke as a child growing up in Virginia. Suddenly Li Jing finds himself unable...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:031258654X
ISBN13:9780312586546
Release Date:October 2010
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:340 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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