基本信息出版社：Picador
页码：240 页
出版日期：2008年03月
ISBN：0330456121
International Standard Book Number：0330456121
条形码：9780330456128
EAN：9780330456128
装帧：Perfect Paperback
正文语种：英语

内容简介 A detective story with a difference

Mei is a modern, independent Chinese woman; she runs her own business in Beijing, working as a private investigator, owns a car, and even has that most modern of commodities, a male secretary. One day, ‘Uncle’ Chen -- no relation but a close friend of her mother’s -- approaches Mei and asks her to find the Eye of Jade. A Han dynasty artefact of great value, the Eye of Jade was taken from a museum during the years of the Cultural Revolution, when Red Guards swarmed the streets.

The case forces Mei to delve into a dark part of China’s history -- Mao’s labour camps and the countless deaths for which no-one was ever held responsible -- and exposes the agonising choices made during the Revolution. But Mei’s investigations also reveal a story that has far more to do with the past, and her own family history, than she could ever have expected.

Liang has captured Beijing’s bustle and noise perfectly and, with its rich cast of characters, The Eye of Jade offers a fascinating glimpse of city life in modern China.

作者简介 Diane Wei Liang was born in China in 1966, the year the Cultural Revolution began. She was studying at Beijing University in the 1980s but was forced to leave and continue her studies in the USA because of her involvement in the students' revolt that led to the Tiananmen Square massacre. She now lives in London, where she teaches business management at Royal Holloway, and is married with two small children.
编辑推荐 ? A fascinating and totally different crime series
? A strong new voice that provides a unique insight to modern day China
? Liang's first fiction title since the publication of her critically acclaimed memoir, LAKE WITH NO NAME, a first hand account of the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989
? Perfect for reading groups
? ‘We've all heard of the No. 1 Lady's Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling female detective in Botswana. Now it's China's turn....Liang who fled China after her involvement in the Student Movement in Tiananmen Square, is doing something much more an examination of China old and new... it feels absolutely contemporary.’ Mark Coles, The Ticket