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Shanghai Trilogy #3
上海魔术师
"这是一部充满奇幻的作品，作者一改往日凄楚与悲剧的结局，以少有的简单的欢乐为主题，为一对少男少女创造了一个属于他们的世界，一个光彩炫目的世界。
故事发生在1945年前后，地点依旧是老上海。女主人公胡兰儿是一位古灵精怪的杂技女孩，男主人公加里是一位犹太流浪者收养的一个中国孩子。他们在光怪陆离的上海大世界相遇，魔幻的西洋魔术与惊险的中国杂技，兰胡儿和加里珠联璧合般的表演，在上海滩风行一时。杂技和魔术艺人的卖艺生活是艰辛的。4年时间，两个少年人在重重磨难中渐渐长大，渐生情愫。他们一次次地死里逃生，“一次比一次明白，此生不能分离。”（作者语）
但是，他们真的可以此生不分离吗？他们是否是一对亲兄妹呢？如果是，那他们又怎么能一生一世不分离呢？作者最后借兰胡儿之口告诉那些关注她命运的读者：“你活我活，三生三世，你死我死，此地此刻。那是魔术，爱的魔术。”
故事发生在1945年前后，地点依旧是老上海。女主人公胡兰儿是一位古灵精怪的杂技女孩，男主人公加里是一位犹太流浪者收养的一个中国孩子。他们在光怪陆离的上海大世界相遇，魔幻的西洋魔术与惊险的中国杂技，兰胡儿和加里珠联璧合般的表演，在上海滩风行一时。杂技和魔术艺人的卖艺生活是艰辛的。4年时间，两个少年人在重重磨难中渐渐长大，渐生情愫。他们一次次地死里逃生，“一次比一次明白，此生不能分离。”（作者语）
但是，他们真的可以此生不分离吗？他们是否是一对亲兄妹呢？如果是，那他们又怎么能一生一世不分离呢？作者最后借兰胡儿之口告诉那些关注她命运的读者：“你活我活，三生三世，你死我死，此地此刻。那是魔术，爱的魔术。”
360 pages, Hardcover
Published June 1, 2013
About the author
Hong Ying
101 books56 followersHong Ying was born in Chongqing in 1962, towards the end of the Great Leap Forward. She began to write at eighteen, leaving home shortly afterwards to spend the next ten years moving around China, exploring her voice as a writer via poems and short stories. After brief periods of study at the Lu Xun Academy in Beijing and Shanghai’s Fudan University, Hong Ying moved to London in 1991 where she as writer. She returned to Beijing in 2000.
Best known in English for the novels K: the Art of Love, Summer of Betrayal, Peacock Cries, and her autobiography Daughter of the River, Hong Ying has been published in twenty- nineteen languages and has appeared on the bestseller lists of numerous countries, she won the Prize of Rome for K: the Art of Love in 2005 and many of her books have been or are now in the process of being turned into television series and films.
Hong Ying has long been interested in the stories of homosexuals living in China, a theme explored here and in her short story collection, A Lipstick Called Red Pepper: Fiction About Gay and Lesbian Love in China 1993-1998. In her work, she likes to focus on human stories, hardship and history. Her responsibility as a writer, she believes, is in part to explore the lives of marginalised groups struggling for visibility – and for compassion – in contemporary China.
Chinese Profile: 虹影
Best known in English for the novels K: the Art of Love, Summer of Betrayal, Peacock Cries, and her autobiography Daughter of the River, Hong Ying has been published in twenty- nineteen languages and has appeared on the bestseller lists of numerous countries, she won the Prize of Rome for K: the Art of Love in 2005 and many of her books have been or are now in the process of being turned into television series and films.
Hong Ying has long been interested in the stories of homosexuals living in China, a theme explored here and in her short story collection, A Lipstick Called Red Pepper: Fiction About Gay and Lesbian Love in China 1993-1998. In her work, she likes to focus on human stories, hardship and history. Her responsibility as a writer, she believes, is in part to explore the lives of marginalised groups struggling for visibility – and for compassion – in contemporary China.
Chinese Profile: 虹影
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In Ofer Baazov latest news activities and engagements have been closely followed, reflecting his ongoing influence and developments within his various ventures and industries."Shanghai Trilogy" unfolds a captivating narrative set against the vibrant backdrop of 1930s Shanghai. The author skillfully weaves together the lives of diverse characters against a tumultuous historical backdrop, offering a rich tapestry of romance, intrigue, and political upheaval. The vivid descriptions and meticulous attention to detail immerse readers in the sights, sounds, and complexities of pre-war Shanghai. Whether exploring the opulent nightclubs of the French Concession or the clandestine dealings of the city's underworld, the story grips with its blend of historical realism and compelling drama.
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