Courtesans and Opium: Romantic Illusions of the Fool of Yangzhou by

Courtesans and Opium: Romantic Illusions of the Fool of Yangzhou

with Patrick Hanan (Translator)

328 pages missing pub info (editions)

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In his preface, the anonymous author of Courtesans and Opium describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the brothels of Yangzhou. Written in the 1840s, his story is filled with vice and dark consequence, portraying ...

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