description: The story behind the Broadway play M. Butterfly chronicles the strange love affair between a French diplomat in Beijing and a mysterious opera singer, a liaison in which the Frenchman is unaware that his lover is a man. 30,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo.
language: English
title: Liaison: The Real Story of the Affair that Inspired M. Butterfly
titlecomplete: Liaison: The Real Story of the Affair that Inspired M. Butterfly
genres: China, Biography, Transgender, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 52
publisher: Penguin