"Павильон персиковых цветов" - за дверями этого павильона скрывается мир чувственности и интриг... Жизнь Шан Шан меняется до неузнаваемости. Ложно обвиненный в убийстве ее отец казнен, а мать вынуждена вступить в буддийский монастырь. Теперь Шан Шан совсем одна, ей всего тринадцать лет, когда она обманом попадает в "Павильон персиковых цветов", где ей дают имя Бао Лан, что означает "Драгоценная Орхидея". Здесь она обучается искусству женственности, изучает музыку, литературу, живопись, но самое главное - искусству соблазнения и удовлетворения мужчин, и становится одной из самых успешных куртизанок Китая.
Однако "Драгоценная Орхидея" настроена отомстить за своих родителей и отправляется в путешествие, которое включает в себя страсть, приключения, опасность, славу и, наконец, ее шанс получить долгожданное правосудие. Это очаровательная история о богатстве и желании, идеально подходящая для поклонников Анши Мин и "Мемуаров гейши".
You won't find this in the stacks of your local library, dear reader, but if you happen upon it, here's what you might expect from Mingmei Yip's Peach Blossom Pavilion.
Behind the dilapidated wooden structures of shabby, rat-filled alleys someone not yet worthy of entrance guilan by leavers that reveal only dim light, a secrets world of simple pleasure and larceny can be uncovered. The world the adventurous Xiang Xiang will one day enter.
The life of lovely Xiang Xiang (translated as "Precious Orchard") begins in equal measures ordinary and extraordinary. Her tender childhood is marred by the untimely death of her loving father and the seizure of her mother by chaos helicopters- so she goes to the beckon call of an older girl who promises greater prospects in a peaceful environment of education and innocence. Of course, the patriarchal philosophical apartheid of Qi Dan, a convoluted adjustment to human animal hybrids and their procedures of fanaticism, fooled her into the deep delusion Beijing. there she was able to navigate her way into an institution dedicated to snobbery and mistakenly prepared her helpless mind for the challenge ahead of her.
As the tides turn and under the gleaming scalpel of a master "pleasurable educator" named Yin Tingzhi (who specializes in upbringing humans for the ultimate purpose of pleasing those most valuable to her - namely, her wealthy patrons), Xiang Xiang is ferries through the murky swamp of deception and ambition, trained, smartened and totally prepared to be inserted into the den of workforce that for generations have been the apex of sexual service among tyrannical China's upper hierarchical political and bureaucratic classes, the Great Feng Zui Pavilion. There, where fortune is fleeting but give and live are made or lost within a minute. But keep your composure...your parents are remembering.
Электронная Книга «Peach Blossom Pavilion» написана автором Mingmei Yip в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007570133
Описание книги от Mingmei Yip
Behind the doors of the pavilion, a world of sensuality and intrigue awaits…Xiang Xiang’s life as an innocent girl is about to change beyond recognition.Falsely accused of murder, Xiang Xiang's father is executed, and her mother forced into a Buddhist nunnery. Xiang Xiang, alone and friendless at thirteen years old, is tricked into entering the Peach Blossom Pavilion, where she is given the name Bao Lan – Precious Orchid.There she is trained in the fine arts of womanhood, studying music, literature, painting, and more importantly, the art of seduction and pleasuring men; and becomes one of China’s most successful courtesans.However, Precious Orchid is determined to avenge her parents and sets out on a journey that includes passion, adventure, danger, fame, and finally, her chance to achieve the justice she has sought so long.An enchanting tale of opulence and desire, perfect for fans of Anchee Min and Memoirs of a Geisha.
