num_pages: 360
description: Shanghai, 1927, and revolution is in the air. As the city becomes caught up in violence and bloodshed, four people's lives are altered inexorably: idealist and intellectual Kyo Gisors, one of the leaders of the Communist insurrection, who is also trying to deal with his own marital strife; Ch'en Ta Erh, an assassin and terrorist brutalized by killing; Baron de Clappique, a French gambler, opium dealer and gun runner; and Russian revolutionary Katov, who calmly watches events unfold, until he has to make the ultimate sacrifice. Each of these men must try to resolve their personal conflicts amid political turmoil, conspiracy and betrayal.
language: English
title: Man's Fate
titlecomplete: Man's Fate (Modern Library College Editions)
characters: Katow, Baron Clappique, May Gisors, Konig, Hemmelrich, Suan, Ferral, Chen Ta Erh, Yu Hsuan, Kyo Gisors, Old Gisors, Kama
genres: 20th Century, China, Literature, Novels, Philosophy, French Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 5563
places: Shanghai
awards: awardedAt: -1167580800000
name: Prix Goncourt
publisher: Modern Library College Edition (Random House)