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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 3.5 rounded up. Enjoyed the characters and details about life and politics in China in the early 90s. Will read the next book in the series. ( ) Un viernes de mayo de 1990, Gao Ziling, capitán de la patrullera Vanguardia, sale a pescar con un amigo al que no veía desde la época del instituto. De regreso, en el canal Baili, a unos treinta kilómetros al oeste de Shanghai, algo impide el avance de la patrullera. Cuando Gao se lanza al agua para ver qué le ocurre a la hélice, descubre una gran bolsa de plástico negra y, en su interior, el cadáver de una joven desnuda. El capitán Gao avisa de inmediato a la policía y, casualmente, atiende su llamada el subinspector Yu, quien trabaja a las órdenes del inspector jefe Chen. Éste, recién ascendido y tras estrenar piso, no tardará en descubrir que la joven, empleada de los grandes almacenes Número Uno de Shanghai, era una trabajadora modélica cuya entrega a la causa del Partido la convirtió en una celebridad. Ahora debe investigar qué se oculta detrás de la muerte de esa «heroína roja». This book, ostensibly a murder mystery, deals with a surprising array of existential and societal issues. A police procedural mostly set in Shanghai, it also explores characters torn between their own priorities and those imposed on them by their government. We are also given a glimpse of how Western influences are starting to impact Chinese society. With a huge, culturally diverse cast of characters (nota bene: keep a list), we are provided a fascinating insight into the lives of people from a wide range of levels within the Communist Party. The Party is almost a character of its own as it pervades the story and impacts the characters’ decisions. Compelling and gritty. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Qiu Xiaolong's Anthony Award-winning debut introduces Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police. A young "national model worker," renowned for her adherence to the principles of the Communist Party, turns up dead in a Shanghai canal. As Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Special Cases Bureau struggles to trace the hidden threads of her past, he finds himself challenging the very political forces that have guided his life since birth. Chen must tiptoe around his superiors if he wants to get to the bottom of this crime, and risk his career-perhaps even his life-to see justice done. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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