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ALLEN WITTENBORN
ALLEN WITTENBORN
09 / 2023
9781916820357
Inglés

Sinopsis

This potpourri of short reads explores the lives of people from a range of backgrounds, locations, and time periods. They include true cases and imaginary ones. Some of the protagonists do well, others not so well. YouâÇÖll find stories that are one-hundred percent factual, some purely imaginary, others a bit of each-creative nonfiction. Some end ambiguously or have no end at all. Among them, to wit:áA foreign visitor stops in a rural town in southern China, characteristically xenophobic, where he meets a young woman, 'Li Dan,' in a surrealistic relationship which he is not sure actually took place.áIn 1968 Czechoslovakia felt the blow of Russian military might, though it was the will and tenacity of the people to remain free that takes center stage in 'Prelude to Ukraine.'áChinaâÇÖs longest river is the setting for old BoleyâÇÖs demise in 'Death on the Yangtze.' What did he die of? Only Mrs. Boley knows the answer to that, but who is Mrs. Boley?áIn 1960âÇÖs Los Angeles, a white man and a black woman enjoy an intimate relationship in which they learn much about themselves and about the other in 'Colorblind.'áDuring a trip through China in 'Soulmate,' a tour guide and tourist share compatibility and exchange insights on ChinaâÇÖs history and the psychology of movie dubbing.áThe son of missionaries, raised in the Burmese outback, becomes one of the most celebrated freedom fighters or, according to his detractors, vilified mercenaries in Southeast AsiaâÇÖs Golden Triangle. á