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von Janice Y.K. Lee (Autor)
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Produktinformation

  • Taschenbuch: 304 Seiten
  • Verlag: Harpercollins (30. April 2009)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0007286376
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007286379
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,6 x 12,8 x 2,4 cm
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  • Amazon.de Verkaufsrang: Nr. 19.592 in Englische Bücher (Die Bestseller Englische Bücher)

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'Two love stories lie at the centre of this impressive debut, which explores the moral ambiguities of war, culture, race and romantic love. Intriguing, sad, rivetingly detailed' Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail '[A] lovely novel -- it has an old-fashioned solidity and craftsmanship and effortlessly recreates the atmosphere of post-war Hong Kong' Kate Saunders, The Times 'This is a rare and exquisite story. It does exactly what a great novel should do -- transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of 'Eat, Pray, Love' 'This season's "Atonement"!a first-class steamer ticket to a disappearing Hong Kong' Elle Magazine 'This cinematic tale of two love affairs in mid-century Hong Kong shows colonial pretensions tainted by wartime truths!Lee unfolds each story, and flits between them, with the brisk grace and discretion of the society she describes' New Yorker 'Laced with intrigue!Readers will be enthralled by Lee's depiction of Will's relationships with his two lovers!and the unsparing way Lee unravels them' New York Times 'War. Love. Betrayal. The harsh lessons of history. These are big subjects for any veteran writer, and yet, in her first novel, Janice Y.K. Lee confronts them admirably' Washington Post 'Evocative, poignant and skilfully crafted, "The Piano Teacher" is more than an epic tale of war and a tangled, tortured love story. It is the kind of novel one consumes in great, greedy gulps, pausing (grudgingly) only when absolutely necessary' Chicago Tribune 'War, love, betrayal -- an exquisite fugue of a first novel!intensely readable' O (Oprah Magazine) 'A heartfelt debut [that] illuminates World War II's lesser-known chapters' Vogue 'One of the most insightful, elegant and atmospheric novels I've read in a long time. Janice Lee is nothing short of brilliant and her novel is impossible to put down' Gary Shteyngart 'Rarely does one encounter a debut work as beguiling and assured as Janice Lee's "The Piano Teacher". Rich with intrigue, romance, and betrayal, this wonderfully written, utterly captivating novel dazzles with its sharp-eyed renderings of beau monde Hong Kong as it is plunged into the crucible of war. With its fascinating interplay of East and West and wide cast of effervescent characters, especially the singularly haunting Trudy Liang, this is a truly transporting -- and indeed irresistible -- work of fiction' Chang-rae Lee, author of 'Aloft' 'Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is an ambitious exploration of love and loyalty set in colonial Hong Kong over two time periods. It is an intriguing complex thriller, in which personal crises are set against tumultuous historical circumstances, and stability is the ultimate sacrifice.' Sunday Business Post 'A tragic tale of lost love.' Belfast Telegraph

Kurzbeschreibung

Ambitious, exotic, and a classic book club read, 'The Piano Teacher' is a combination of 'Tenko' meets 'The Remains of the Day'. Sometimes the end of a love affair is only the beginning! In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese, with terrible consequences for both of them, and for members of their fragile community who will betray each other in the darkest days of the war. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton lands in Hong Kong and is hired by the wealthy Chen family as their daughter's piano teacher. A provincial English newlywed, Claire is seduced by the colony's heady social life. She soon begins an affair!only to discover that her lover's enigmatic demeanour hides a devastating past. As the threads of this compelling and engrossing novel intertwine and converge, a landscape of impossible choices emerges -- between love and safety, courage and survival, the present and above all, the past.

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5.0 von 5 Sternen "SHE, HERSELF, HAD CHANGED IN HONG KONG", 14. Januar 2009
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Seldom have I been so captivated, so thoroughly absorbed by a novel. This skillful author's style is easy, so unaffected that one is immediately lost in the atmosphere she creates, transported by her descriptions. You feel the moist heat of the day on your skin, inhale the rich fragrance of jasmine, see the harbor frosted with stars, and shiver with fear in the face of torture or death. To read The Piano Teacher is to enter another world, a world that soon becomes as true as your own. You are immersed in her words, your heart is touched, and your senses engaged.

Janice Y. K. Lee's narrative alternates between decades. It is 1952 when the recently married Claire Pendleton arrives in Hong Kong. Her husband, Martin, is an engineer who is to oversee the building of a reservoir. He's a rather dull sort to Claire, "She was not so attracted to him, but who was she to be picky...." Thus she had accepted his proposal.

She finds Hong Kong quite to her liking, and takes a job with the wealthy Chen family simply to pass the time. She will teach their daughter, Locket, how to play the piano.

Will Truesdale, an Englishman, arrived in Hong Kong in the early 1940s. He soon met the elegant Trudy Laing, a striking, enigmatic Eurasian girl. She was the belle of Hong Kong, one who loved beautiful clothes, expensive parties, and to tease. Will fell madly in love. Their liaison was cut short by the invasion of the Japanese.

In short time Will, along with other English, American and Dutch, are sent to an interment camp where horror upon horror is visited upon them. Trudy is left to fend for herself in a war torn city, attempting to do so by ingratiating herself with Otsubo, the vicious head of the gendarmerie. She pleads with Will to let her use influence to get him out of the camp. He refuses, whether due to honor or fear he does not know.

After the war he meets Claire who learns to care for him little knowing his past and what an effect it has had upon him. Or, for that matter does she know of how the Chan family has impacted his life.

Lee has adroitly reconstructed pages of history peopling them with fictional characters who make choices for good or ill under the most dire circumstances. The Piano Teacher is not to be forgotten. Janice Y. K. Lee's writing is to be celebrated.

Highly recommended.

- Gail Cooke
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