Describing the 1927 revolution in Shanghai with incredibly rich descriptions. The story is told through the eyes of a few individuals: Kyo and Katov, two of the organisers of the insurrection, Ch'en the assassin, Old Gisors, opium addict and philosopher, and Baron de Clappique, an antique dealer with a lack of moral character. The insurrectionists start united against the establishment but end by fighting each other, Kuomintang against Communists. My lack of knowledge of Chinese history/politics rather hindered my understanding of this book

Sent to book-a-neer as my RABCK for September. Enjoy!

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A pity I never got around to reading this. Passing it on to another bookcrosser.

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Sounds interesting but may be too heavy for me

Release #271 for 2023..

All the way from the UK, it can rest-awhile in Templestowe. Caught at Cafe 130.

Andre Malraux
Born 3 November 1901, Paris France
Died 23 November 1976, Créteil, France

First published in 1933, for a book whose framework is dependent on political events which are fading from our consciousness into the past, it is a remarkably good read and often transcendent of the times in which it was written, speaking to the persistent dilemma of finding personal meaning in a chaotic and absurd world.

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