The Painter from Shanghai: A Novel
by Jennifer Cody Epstein
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Author: Jennifer Cody EpsteinEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-31
ISBN: 0393065286
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Book Reviews of The Painter from Shanghai: A Novel
Book Review: Memoirs - Redux
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is well written, but definitely reminds me in many ways of Memoirs of a Geisha... the Chinese version. I still found the book very interesting and will admit that Memoirs was one of my favorites.
Summary of The Painter from Shanghai: A Novel
Reminiscent of Memoirs of a Geisha, a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist.Down the muddy waters of the Yangtze River and into the seedy backrooms of "The Hall of Eternal Splendor," through the raucous glamour of prewar Shanghai and the bohemian splendor of 1920s Paris, and back to a China ripped apart by civil war and teetering on the brink of revolution: this novel tells the story of Pan Yuliang, one of the most talented?-and provocative?-Chinese artists of the twentieth century.
Jennifer Cody Epstein's epic brings to life the woman behind the lush, Cezannesque nude self-portraits, capturing with lavish detail her life in the brothel and then as a concubine to a Republican official who would ultimately help her find her way as an artist. Moving with the tide of historical events, The Painter from Shanghai celebrates a singularly daring painting style?-one that led to fame, notoriety, and, ultimately, a devastating choice: between Pan's art and the one great love of her life.
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