num_pages: 292
description: Lu (English, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) writes a poetic memoir of four women in China her grandmother, her nanny, her mother, and herself loosely structured as a "how-to" guide for her daughter, in the spirit of yi , a process of transference or diffusion of cultural tradition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Shanghai Quartet: The Crossings of Four Women of China
titlecomplete: Shanghai Quartet: The Crossings of Four Women of China (Emerging Writers in Creative Non-Fiction)
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Duquesne Univ Pr