num_pages: 262
description: Set in 1930s China, this is a true but tragic tale of romance, sexual desire, and untimely death. Beautiful, intelligent, and schooled in the Daoist arts of love, Lin is married to a provincial university professor. Julian Bell, son of Vanessa Bell, and darling of the Bloomsbury set, has arrived in China, hungry for experience. Their mutual attraction leads to a passionate phy-sical and spiritual sojourn in Beijing. Unable to realize their love in a society divided by cultural conflict and the threat of war, they eventually part: Julian to fight for the Loyalists in Spain and Lin to contemplate suicide in her husband’s house.
language: English
title: K: The Art of Love
titlecomplete: K: The Art of Love
genres: China, Asian Literature, Asia, Contemporary, Romance, Historical Fiction, Erotica, Literature, Chinese Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 480
publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd