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Wuhan

Pocket
Engelsk
Wuhan
Wuhan
  • Forfatter: John Fletcher
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 768
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9781800249899
  • Utgivelsesår: 2022
  • Bidragsyter: Fletcher, John
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A multi-stranded historical epic set in China in 1937, when Wuhan stood alone against a whirlwind of war and violence.
''Fletcher impresses in this searing debut... Fletcher makes all his characters realistic, even if they only appear briefly, and excels at portraying the horrors of war and the moral challenges it poses. Fans of J.G. Ballard''s Empire of the Sun will be riveted'' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
1937. CHINA IS AT WAR.

Soldiers of the Empire of Japan sweep through the country, killing and displacing the millions who stand in their way. As vast swathes of the country fall to the invaders, Wuhan, an industrial city in the centre of China, is appointed wartime capital. While the rest of the world looks the other way, the citizens of Wuhan stand alone against a whirlwind of violence ¿ transforming militarily, educationally, medically and culturally.

Their heroic efforts halted the Japanese.

Weaving together a multi