wong shee ping translated ely (1 Ergebnisse)

8vo. viii+446pp.B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, a very good copy. . First edition thus. Bi-lingual text. ' Serialised in 1909-1910, the Poison of Polygamy is .the first novel of the Chinese-Australian experience, it follows the fortunes of a young man who leaves his wife behind in southern China to seek his fortunes in the Victorian goldfields. In a rollercoaster tale of blackmail, murder and betrayal, he encounters all manner of perils, from storms at sea to collapsing gold mines and even a thylacine attack in the Victorian bush.As Australia's and possibly the West's earliest Chinese-language novel.'.