Night in Shanghai - Kindle edition by Mones, Nicole. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Night in Shanghai. Mones’s artistry and understanding of China are on abundant display in Night in Shanghai. Set squarely yet imaginatively amid real characters and little-known historical events in this vibrant, chaotic, and surprisingly generous city on the eve of World War II, the story contrasts the human desire for love, survival, and self-expression with war’s heedless, devastating destruction/5(). Night in Shanghai The first novel based on the true experiences of African American musicians in the Chinese jazz age—and what happened when World War II exploded around them. More.
Nicole Mones (born ) is an American novelist and food writer. Biography. As of March she has published four novels, entitled Lost in and Night in Shanghai is the story of African-American musicians in Shanghai during the jazz age and what happened when World War II exploded around them. Buy Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 3 editions - starting at $ Shop now. ― Nicole Mones, Night in Shanghai. 1 likes. Like "We are fish swimming in a cooking pot" ― Nicole Mones, Night in Shanghai. 1 likes. Like "An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, An inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time." ― Nicole Mones, Night in Shanghai. tags: chinese-adage. 0 likes.
Night In Shanghai is the story of a Shanghai on the precipice of war, a man between worlds, and a woman of opposing loyalties. Nicole Mones has managed to seamlessly interlace the stories of African American band leader, Thomas Greene, interpreter and servant, Song Yuhua, and the onslaught of WWII. Based entirely on true events, and filled with real personalities, Night in Shanghai is a page-turning ride through a chapter of history as fantastic as it is, until now, almost entirely forgotten. “NIGHT IN SHANGHAI, an intelligent historical romance, shows off with forceful insight, terrific characters, and a telling sense of detail. Mones’s artistry and understanding of China are on abundant display in Night in Shanghai. Set squarely yet imaginatively amid real characters and little-known historical events in this vibrant, chaotic, and surprisingly generous city on the eve of World War II, the story contrasts the human desire for love, survival, and self-expression with war’s heedless, devastating destruction.
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