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Set in pre-communist Beijing's notorious Badlands, the narrative explores the lives of eight diverse characters from the 1920s and 1930s. Paul French vividly depicts a world filled with contrasting figures, including brothel madams, exploitative pimps, and young prostitutes grappling with addiction. Among them is Tatiana Korovina, a resilient cabaret dancer who defies the district's vices, and Joe Knauf, an American entangled in crime. The enigmatic Shura Giraldi, a master criminal, adds intrigue as the self-proclaimed King of the Badlands, highlighting the area's complex social tapestry.
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Badlands: Decadent Playground of Old Peking, Paul French
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2015
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- Titul
- Badlands: Decadent Playground of Old Peking
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Paul French
- Vydavatel
- Penguin Random House Australia
- Rok vydání
- 2015
- Vazba
- pevná
- Počet stran
- 84
- ISBN13
- 9780670080991
- Série
- Štítky
- Naučná literatura, Historie, Čína
- Hodnocení
- 3,2 z 5
- Anotace
- Set in pre-communist Beijing's notorious Badlands, the narrative explores the lives of eight diverse characters from the 1920s and 1930s. Paul French vividly depicts a world filled with contrasting figures, including brothel madams, exploitative pimps, and young prostitutes grappling with addiction. Among them is Tatiana Korovina, a resilient cabaret dancer who defies the district's vices, and Joe Knauf, an American entangled in crime. The enigmatic Shura Giraldi, a master criminal, adds intrigue as the self-proclaimed King of the Badlands, highlighting the area's complex social tapestry.