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The Novel

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Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
Narrated by: Daniel York Loh, Zheng Xi Yong, Andrew Wincott
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The “unparalleled master of the historical saga" (Newsweek) and internationally best-selling author of Paris and New York takes on an exhilarating new world with his trademark epic style in China: The Novel.

Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of people with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in China: The Novel, Rutherfurd takes listeners into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom.

The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao's Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history. Along the way, in his signature style, Rutherfurd provides a deeply researched portrait of Chinese history and society, its ancient traditions and great upheavals, and China's emergence as a rising global power. As always, we are treated to romance and adventure, heroines and scoundrels, grinding struggle and incredible fortunes.

China: The Novel brings to life the rich terrain of this vast and constantly evolving country. From Shanghai to Nanking to the Great Wall, Rutherfurd chronicles the turbulent rise and fall of empires as the colonial West meets the opulent and complex East in a dramatic struggle between cultures and people.

Extraordinarily researched and majestically told, Edward Rutherfurd paints a thrilling portrait of one of the most singular and remarkable countries in the world.

©2021 Edward Rutherfurd (P)2021 Random House Audio
Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction World Literature China Cultural Revolution China War Fiction
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What the critics say

"Bravo; this is a big, complex, and utterly involving portrait of 19th-century China." (Antonia Senior, The Times, London)

"It’s a bravura performance, fizzing with incident, excitement and energy." (The Daily Mail)

“Edward Rutherfurd is known for massive historical novels usually set in cities like New York, Paris and London. They dig deeply into a specific place and he focuses on a certain period.... Rutherfurd’s thorough research shows again here in his descriptions of China and other places in Asia like Hong Kong and Macao.... Besides place, Rutherfurd also has thoroughly researched the many complexities of Chinese culture.... CHINA can perhaps be placed in the same basket as the James Clavell novels of Tai-Pan and Noble House.... Worth sticking with all 760 pages." (Asian Review of Books)

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Rutherfurd Rocks It Again

I have never read a Rutherfurd novel I didn’t love, but China was especially great as it walked me through a history I knew almost nothing about with fantastic characters. The way the characters are woven through the story was awesome. He has launched me on a quest to learn more about China’s interesting history.

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Among my favorite pieces of historical fiction

Listened to the entire story twice just because it was so interesting! If you enjoy broadening your cultural awareness, this book will enthrall.

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culturally informative

The difference of the western and eastern perspectives were thought provoking. There was more depth than I expected even though from a western writer.

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