In the final years of the 19th century violence and turmoil led to
the collapse of China's Qing Dynasty. Valeda Duval, a beautiful and
independent French colonialist, and Kyung-su. Lee, a Korean
minister stationed in Peking, fall in love after he saves her life
during the bloody Boxer Rebellion. Breaking racial and societal
taboos on both sides they remain together and have a son.
Throughout Asia, European and Japanese imperialism reaches its
height. Japan occupies Korea, brutally snuffing out its
independence while advancing into Manchuria as its first step in
conquering all of China. Minister Lee, suddenly a man without a
country, must go into exile. "In the Dragon's Wake" is the story of
how he transforms himself from a traditional aristocrat, a
Confucian-trained royalist and servant of his king, into a radical
leader of the anti-Japanese resistance and secret arms buyer for
the liberation movement. All the while Lee raises his mixed-race
son to be a patriot and future leader of the resistance. But
conflict threatens his family: Valeda doesn't want her son to be a
fighter. Around them the dynasty collapses. Sun Yat-sen tries to
replace it with a republic, but the northern warlords want a new
empire. Anarchy cripples China as the boy grows to manhood in the
midst of this chaos and bloodshed. His story is told in book two.
General
| Imprint: |
X Libris
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2006 |
| First published: |
June 2006 |
| Authors: |
Paul E. Selinger
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
372 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4257-0659-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-4257-0659-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781425706593 |
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