White Lotus
by John Hersey
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An allegorical novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and reporter. In a world in which whites have been enslaved by Orientals, a young girl named White Lotus is captured in Arizona and transported to China. After being sold into slavery, she survives a vast Chinese civil war and is emancipated upon its conclusion. Later she abandons her life as a tenant farmer and moves to the white district of a large city in the North of China in search of a better life.
Editions of White Lotus
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Random House Inc |
Date 1990 |
Price $5.50 |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Buccaneer Books |
Date 1994 |
Price None Available |
Media Reviews
"The book, although very long, is always interesting. Hersey is an experienced writer, concerned with craft, and even where his conception is weak (as in some of his other books), he can turn out a thoroughly professional novel."
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