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Farewell My Concubine

Pi-hua Li, Bihua Li

  • 264 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1985
  • 11 editions
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1 About this book

Story that spans more than 50 years in the lives of two men at the Peking Opera, friends since childhood, and the woman who comes between them. An absorbing drama of the period in Chinese history from the warlord era through the Cultural Revolution.

Good for readers who want: a love story and a play.

  • China
  • Romance
  • Gay men
  • Divorce
  • Drama

2 About Pi-hua Li

Born 1959

Li Pi-Hua (traditional Chinese: 李碧華; simplified Chinese: 李碧华; Sidney Lau: Lee³Pik¹Wah⁴; born 1959 as 李碧華 Li Pi-Hua), also known as Lilian Lee, Lillian Lee and Lee Pik-wah, is a Hong Kong novelist, screenwriter and reporter. Lee's writing is known for blending traditional Chinese, supernatural and everyday Hong Kong elements into her narratives.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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