4174818Peony: A Novel of Chinahttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/peony-a-novel-of-china-9781453263532/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2855787/71d5ed34-6260-4353-9822-599959bf6951.jpg?v=638384543504970000206251MXNOpen RoadInStock/Ebooks/The Nobel Prizewinning authors perceptive fable of cross-cultural passions in nineteenth-century ChinaIn 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the familys son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbis daughter in mind for David.Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions, Peony is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the authors estate....4110689Peony: A Novel of China206251https://www.gandhi.com.mx/peony-a-novel-of-china-9781453263532/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2855787/71d5ed34-6260-4353-9822-599959bf6951.jpg?v=638384543504970000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20129781453263532_W3siaWQiOiI0OWUwZTY0ZC1lMjQwLTQ2Y2UtYTVmYy0yZjA3NTExN2MzNWQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI1MSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIwNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMThUMjI6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781453263532_The Nobel Prizewinning authors perceptive fable of cross-cultural passions in nineteenth-century ChinaIn 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the familys son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbis daughter in mind for David.Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions, Peony is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the authors estate.(*_*)9781453263532_The Nobel Prizewinning authors perceptive fable of cross-cultural passions in nineteenth-century ChinaIn 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the familys son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbis daughter in mind for David.Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions, Peony is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the authors estate....9781453263532_Open Roadlibro_electonico_a8154a16-d5af-4975-8c76-cf7bac156f4b_9781453263532;9781453263532_9781453263532Pearl S.InglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-7a2c3b49-1069-499f-a1ed-dcadce5f2831.epub2012-08-21T00:00:00+00:00Open Road