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Written on Water | Eileen Chang, Ailing Zhang, Andrew Jones

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"These firsthand accounts examine the subtle and not-so-subtle effects of the Japanese bombing and occupation of Shanghai and Hong Kong. Eileen Chang writes of friends, colleagues, and teachers turned soldiers or wartime volunteers, and her own experiences as a part-time nurse. Her nuanced depictions range from observations of how a woman's elegant dress affects morale to descriptions of hospital life."--BOOK JACKET.

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Written on Water | Eileen Chang, Ailing Zhang, Andrew Jones

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A collection of essays on diffuse subjects - clothing trends, music, opera, vegetable markets, apartment life, naming conventions, riding the tram, etc. - that make up daily urban life, specifically in Shanghai. Ever-present in the background (and sometimes the foreground) is the war with Japan. Like any essay collection some parts were stronger than others, but overall it was enjoyable and full of insightful and quotable observations.

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Written on Water | Eileen Chang, Ailing Zhang, Andrew Jones

It used to be that when people celebrated Chinese New Year, they would paste red straps of paper on the wall with maxims like THINGS ARE LOOKING UP and FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES written across them.

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