恨海
Wu, Jianren, 1866-1910
恨海 Hen Hai - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Regret Release date is 2007-12-15
Produced by Hsiu Wen Wang Produced by Hsiu Wen Wang
"恨海" by Jianren Wu is a novel published in 1906. Set during the chaos of the Boxer Uprising of 1900, it follows two couples whose arranged marriages unravel tragically—one groom dies from opium addiction while his brother's bride-to-be becomes a prostitute. The story explores the conflict between traditional marriage duties and personal survival as young people face impossible choices between family honor and their own lives. One of the decade's bestsellers, it responds to attacks on Chinese marriage customs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 Arranged marriage -- Fiction China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 -- Fiction
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恨海 Hen Hai - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Regret Release date is 2007-12-15
Produced by Hsiu Wen Wang Produced by Hsiu Wen Wang
"恨海" by Jianren Wu is a novel published in 1906. Set during the chaos of the Boxer Uprising of 1900, it follows two couples whose arranged marriages unravel tragically—one groom dies from opium addiction while his brother's bride-to-be becomes a prostitute. The story explores the conflict between traditional marriage duties and personal survival as young people face impossible choices between family honor and their own lives. One of the decade's bestsellers, it responds to attacks on Chinese marriage customs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 Arranged marriage -- Fiction China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 -- Fiction
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