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Shanghai Girls is a 2009 novel by Lisa See. It centers on the complex relationship between two sisters, Pearl and May, as they go through great pain and suffering in leaving war-torn Shanghai, and try to adjust to the difficult roles of wives in arranged marriages and of Chinese immigrants to the U.S. This work marks a return to many of the themes the author addressed in her first major work, On Gold Mountain, a memoir of her family's history. The novel is set between 1937–57 and matches Parts IV and V of the memoir.

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  • Filles de Shanghai (titre original : Shanghai Girls) est un roman de l'écrivaine américaine Lisa See, publié en 2009 aux éditions Random House et parut en France aux éditions Flammarion en 2010. L'histoire commence à l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1937, et raconte l'histoire de deux « jeunes beautés » contraintes de quitter la Chine pour les États-Unis afin de fuir la guerre. (fr)
  • Shanghai Girls is a 2009 novel by Lisa See. It centers on the complex relationship between two sisters, Pearl and May, as they go through great pain and suffering in leaving war-torn Shanghai, and try to adjust to the difficult roles of wives in arranged marriages and of Chinese immigrants to the U.S. This work marks a return to many of the themes the author addressed in her first major work, On Gold Mountain, a memoir of her family's history. The novel is set between 1937–57 and matches Parts IV and V of the memoir. The novel received an Honorable Mention from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. The sequel, Dreams of Joy, was released May 31, 2011. (en)
  • 上海女孩(Shanghai Girls)又譯上海姐妹,是于2009年出版的一本第一人稱小说。 該小說由兰登书屋出版,一度登上纽约时报畅销书榜的第四位。这部小说曾获得荣誉奖。 該小說講述的是中華民國大陸時期的上海一對姐妹珍珠和梅在日本全面侵略中國時通過包办婚姻來到美國的故事 。小說涉及中国抗日战争、淞沪会战、天使岛、好莱坞、第二次世界大战、美国排华法案、麦卡锡主义、宋美齡、黄柳霜等事件、地點和人物。 兩姐妹的女儿乔伊最終於1957年前往中华人民共和国。 (zh)
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  • Filles de Shanghai (titre original : Shanghai Girls) est un roman de l'écrivaine américaine Lisa See, publié en 2009 aux éditions Random House et parut en France aux éditions Flammarion en 2010. L'histoire commence à l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1937, et raconte l'histoire de deux « jeunes beautés » contraintes de quitter la Chine pour les États-Unis afin de fuir la guerre. (fr)
  • 上海女孩(Shanghai Girls)又譯上海姐妹,是于2009年出版的一本第一人稱小说。 該小說由兰登书屋出版,一度登上纽约时报畅销书榜的第四位。这部小说曾获得荣誉奖。 該小說講述的是中華民國大陸時期的上海一對姐妹珍珠和梅在日本全面侵略中國時通過包办婚姻來到美國的故事 。小說涉及中国抗日战争、淞沪会战、天使岛、好莱坞、第二次世界大战、美国排华法案、麦卡锡主义、宋美齡、黄柳霜等事件、地點和人物。 兩姐妹的女儿乔伊最終於1957年前往中华人民共和国。 (zh)
  • Shanghai Girls is a 2009 novel by Lisa See. It centers on the complex relationship between two sisters, Pearl and May, as they go through great pain and suffering in leaving war-torn Shanghai, and try to adjust to the difficult roles of wives in arranged marriages and of Chinese immigrants to the U.S. This work marks a return to many of the themes the author addressed in her first major work, On Gold Mountain, a memoir of her family's history. The novel is set between 1937–57 and matches Parts IV and V of the memoir. (en)
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