The China Lover
By Ian Buruma
2008
First Published
3.19
Average Rating
400
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Hiding her Japanese identity in U.S.-occupied Tokyo while performing as a Chinese beauty in censor-approved films, Yamaguchi Yoshiko moves to America, where she eventually marries a promising Japanese diplomat and becomes an influential television personality and politician. 30,000 first printing.
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3.19
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Author
Ian Buruma
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Ian Buruma is a British-Dutch writer and academic, much of whose work focuses on the culture of Asia, particularly that of 20th-century Japan, where he lived and worked for many years.
