Courtesans and Opium: Romantic Illusions of the Fool of Yangzhou

by Anonymous

Book Overview

In his preface, the anonymous author of Courtesans and Opium describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the brothels of Yangzhou. Written in the 1840s, his story is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231148224
• ISBN13: 9780231148221
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"