num_pages: 320
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.Man's Fate, first published in 1933 and now reissued as a Penguin Modern Classic, is a gripping story of conflict, free will and our power to shape our destiny.
language: English
title: Man's Estate
titlecomplete: Man's Estate
characters: Suan, Baron Clappique, Katow, Kyo Gisors, Yu Hsuan, Old Gisors, Ferral, Hemmelrich, Konig, Chen Ta Erh, Kama, May Gisors
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, French Literature, China, Classics, France, Philosophy, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 5558
places: Shanghai
awards: awardedAt: -1167580800000
name: Prix Goncourt
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd