Plum Rains

Plum Rains
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Publisher : Soho Press
Total Pages : 409
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ISBN-10 : 9781616959012
ISBN-13 : 1616959010
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Plum Rains by : Andromeda Romano-Lax

Download or read book Plum Rains written by Andromeda Romano-Lax and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2029: In Japan, a historically mono-cultural nation, childbirth rates are at a critical low and the elderly are living increasingly long lives. This population crisis has precipitated a mass immigration of foreign medical workers from all over Asia - as well as the development of refined artificial intelligence to step in where humans fall short. Plum Rains elegantly broaches such important contemporary conversations as immigration, the intersection of labour and technology, the ecological fate of our planet and the future of its children.

The Plum Rains and Other Stories

The Plum Rains and Other Stories
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Publisher : The Liffey Press
Total Pages : 159
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ISBN-10 : 9781908308320
ISBN-13 : 190830832X
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Plum Rains and Other Stories by : Givens John

Download or read book The Plum Rains and Other Stories written by Givens John and published by The Liffey Press. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan. The last decade of the 17th century. Men who lived by the sword find themselves cut adrift while women begin to confront new threats and opportunities. The austere demands of the haikai poet are no match for the growing popularity of urban performers, and the medieval samurai ethos has been replaced by the culture of the merchant and the shogun’s bureaucrats. This colourful but remote world is portrayed in these stories. Basho, Japan’s greatest poet, features in several of them. We also meet Ohasu, a young woman trapped in the decadence of the pleasure quarters; Hasegawa, a rogue samurai who seeks solace in wine, in the rigours of Zen Buddhism, and in his willingness to defend an outmoded code. A mysterious woman buried in an imperial nunnery struggles with an unbearable remorse; a senior shogunate official seeks to preserve Basho’s poetic legacy; a teenage sociopath tries to carve out his own career with a gratuitous and murderous assault; and a bizarrely preternatural pariah executioner accepts his destiny. Sometimes surprising, sometimes horrifying, The Plum Rains & Other Stories brings to life a uniquely beautiful and violent world. Angry and confused, they went looking for answers. They found none. There were no books to help them with the emotional upheaval they were going through. There were no explanations from the hospital as to why they had lost their baby and the counselling on offer was largely ineffective. What followed was an awkward few months where they could not grieve together and their relationship was severely strained. It was not just their relationship with each other that was affected. Family and friends who did not know how to deal with the situation also became isolated from them. Realising that communication was the key to getting through this sorrowful time, they finally started talking and found a way to get their relationship back on track. They also found that if they spoke honestly and openly to family and friends, they could get those relationships back as well. Knowing that other couples who have lost a baby would be going through similar difficulties, they decided to write down their experience in an effort to help them. Their beautifully written and poignant story, dealing with an issue that is too rarely acknowledged and discussed openly, is one of complete and heart-rending honesty.

The Plum-Rain Scroll

The Plum-Rain Scroll
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Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 0702235059
ISBN-13 : 9780702235054
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Plum-Rain Scroll by : Ruth Manley

Download or read book The Plum-Rain Scroll written by Ruth Manley and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastic tale of peril and heroic deeds set in Idzumo, the old Japan of legend and living folklore. Marishoten, the evil Black Iris Lord, seeks to overtrhow the Mikado and usurp the Chrysanthemum throne. First he must find the plum roll scroll, which holds the three secrets that will help him to achieve his victory.

Translations on People's Republic of China

Translations on People's Republic of China
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Total Pages : 702
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015030776283
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

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Download or read book Translations on People's Republic of China written by and published by . This book was released on 1975-09 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Monsoons over China

Monsoons over China
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 0792317572
ISBN-13 : 9780792317579
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Monsoons over China by : Yihui Ding

Download or read book Monsoons over China written by Yihui Ding and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1993-12-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monsoon over China is one of the major components of the global circulation patterns. A remarkable relationship exists between this part of the monsoon and other world regions. However, in western countries little is yet known about monsoons over China. This monograph provides a systematic and comprehensive description of the major aspects of monsoons over China. Special emphasis is put on fluctuations of the monsoon on various scales and the effects of the Tibetan Plateau on the monsoon. The book also contains useful historical information. For researchers in meteorology, hydrology, oceanography.

Peony Pavilion Onstage

Peony Pavilion Onstage
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 512
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ISBN-10 : 9781938937101
ISBN-13 : 1938937104
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Peony Pavilion Onstage by : Catherine Swatek

Download or read book Peony Pavilion Onstage written by Catherine Swatek and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After its completion in 1598, The Peony Pavilion (Mudan ting) began a four-hundred-year course of transmission and dissemination in China and around the world. Within China, the play’s wide popularity propelled its appearance in numerous editions, adaptations, and libretti. Performances ranged from “pure singing” at private gatherings to full stagings in commercial theaters. As the crown jewel of Kun opera reportoire, Mudan ting has a richly documented history and lends itself to careful study. In the late twentieth century, however, classical Kun opera is on the verge of extinction in China, and creative talent is gravitating to centers outside China’s mainland. In 1998, the play was reintroduced to audiences in Europe and North America in various versions, adding new chapters to the story of the work. Peony Pavilion Onstage examines Tang Xianzu’s classic play from three distinct viewpoints: public-literati playwrights; professional performers of Kun opera; and quite recently, directors and audiences outside China. Catherine Swatek first examines two adaptations of the play by Tang's contemporaries, which point to the unconventionality of the original work. She goes on to explore how the play has been changed in later adaptations, up to its most recent productions by Peter Sellars and Chen Shi-Zheng in the United States and Europe. Peony Pavilion Onstage is essential reading for scholars and performers of this masterpiece and other great works of Chinese drama.

East Asia And Western Pacific Meteorology And Climate - Proceedings Of The 3rd Conference

East Asia And Western Pacific Meteorology And Climate - Proceedings Of The 3rd Conference
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 582
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ISBN-10 : 9789814546454
ISBN-13 : 9814546453
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Book Synopsis East Asia And Western Pacific Meteorology And Climate - Proceedings Of The 3rd Conference by : Johnny C L Chan

Download or read book East Asia And Western Pacific Meteorology And Climate - Proceedings Of The 3rd Conference written by Johnny C L Chan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1998-07-31 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of refereed papers based on the presentations made at the Third Conference on East Asia and Western Pacific Meteorology and Climate. The topics discussed at the Conference included the East Asian monsoon and climate, typhoons, and air-sea interactions. The majority of the papers were contributed by scientists from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, the rest were invited papers from leading non-Chinese meteorologists in the field. This set of proceedings, the third in the series, is an important update of the two previous volumes and serves as a valuable reference on the latest research into the meteorology and climate of the East Asia and Western Pacific region.