SALE ON NOW! PROMOTIONS

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

The Maker of Heavenly Trousers

Daniele Varè

$19

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

QTY:

English
Penguin
22 May 2013
A Peking love story first published in 1935, The Maker of Heavenly Trousers tells the story of an unnamed foreign bachelor who lives in a courtyard dwelling alone but for the Five Virtues, the nickname for a family of mischievous Chinese servants who run his household as they please.

A foreign bachelor living in Peking's Chinese quarter finds himself guardian to the young daughter of an Italian railway worker. Through his stewardship, he catches a glimpse of an entirely different side of life. As Kuniang grows up, his feelings for her change, and he must compete with a motley cast of characters for her attentions. These include a shadowy former mistress of Rasputin, a flamboyant American fashion designer, and an English millionaire. But when Kuniang unwittingly falls under a form of Eastern hypnosis, a terrifying vision threatens their prospects.

Set against the mysterious and turbulent backdrop of Peking with its disparate inhabitants in the early twentieth century, The Maker of Heavenly Trousers is a charming, and at times tragic, story of love and family.
By:  
Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 199mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   266g
ISBN:   9780143208105
ISBN 10:   0143208101
Series:   Penguin Modern Classics
Pages:   218
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for The Maker of Heavenly Trousers

A delightful story, in which the author's fancy imparts new and whimsical aspects to familiar things and scenes Times Literary Supplement There is a quality of adventure -- of escape -- and a good deal of charm and originality in the telling Kirkus Reviews


See Also