The Lost Daughter of Happiness
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A young Chinese woman named Fusang is kidnapped and sold into prostitution in San Francisco during the Gold Rush. She is presented in the second person, "you," by a modern Chinese-American author trying to make sense of her life and her times. Fusang is especially appealing in her simplicity and beauty, and she is loved and pursued by two different men a young, well-to-do white man, Chris, and a charismatic Chinese criminal, Da Yong. Her story reveals a brutal and lawless time and place when the Chinese were a despised group. Throughout her tribulations, Fusang mysteriously transcends the horrors of her time and the shame and discomfort that her profession causes to others.
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The Lost Daughter of Happiness (Fusang), originally published in Chinese, has appeared in the following editions:
U.S. hardback edition:
Traditional Chinese Characters (Taiwan and Hong Kong Editions):
http://www.sanmin.com.tw/page-product.asp?pid=928475&pf_id=000270620
Simplified Chinese Characters (Mainland Edition):
http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=713990
French high-quality paperback:
French mass-market paperback:
http://www.bief.org/?fuseaction=C.Titre&Tid=14061
Dutch-language Edition:
Portuguese Edition:
http://www.asa.pt/produtos/produto.php?id_produto=764817&origem=autor&id_autor=1160
British Edition:
Topics/Categories:
Chinese in America, Exploitation, Prostitution, Racism, Transcendence
Genre:
Chinese - Chinese-American Literature, General Arts, Race Relations
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Hardcover and Paperback. Also published in British edition and in Chinese, French, Dutch and Portuguese. Translation rights have been purchased for Hungarian and Romanian.
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