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I saw three Chinas: one Canadian's experience in China, 1909-1989
By Molly Phillips. 1990
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Canadian fictionCanadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Asian history
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Born in Hong Kong in 1909, the author has witnessed the three modern eras of Chinese history: the final days…
of the Imperial Ching dynasty; the republican rule of Chiang Kai-Shek; and Communist rule since 1949. She describes the people, culture, and history of China as she experienced them. 1990.The sleeping buddha: the story of Afghanistan through the eyes of one family
By Hamida Ghafour. 2007
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Canadian fictionBiography, Literature biography, Family biography, History, Asian history, War
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In 2003, journalist Ghafour was sent to Afghanistan, which she had fled in 1981, to cover the country's reconstruction. In…
a place totally changed from the world her parents had described, she discovered a school which teaches women a new kind of independence, her cousin's determined parliamentary campaign, and the archaeologist digging for his country's lost civilization in the form of a giant sleeping Buddha. Some descriptions of violence. 2007.Avec ou sans Kiki (Liberté grande)
By Denise Brassard. 2023
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French Canadian fiction, Canadian fictionArts and entertainment
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De la rue Fontaine à la Coupole, au XXIe siècle, une femme erre dans les rues qu'arpenta une fille née…
dans la misère et qui, avant d'y retourner, devint, dans l'entre-deux-guerres, "la reine de Montparnasse" : une beauté posant nue dans des ateliers crasseux, que peignirent Soutine, Foujita, que photographia Man Ray, que fréquenta Desnos. Quadra montréalaise, esthète, fascinée par le destin d'Alice Ernestine Prin, cette errante voudrait écrire le roman de Kiki de Montparnasse. Rattrapée par le chaos de sa vie amoureuse, celle qui déambule en compagnie d'une ombre doit combattre un mal de vivre la saisissant, seule, au mitan de sa vieChroniques polissonnes d'un téléphage enragé
By Victor-Lévy Beaulieu. 1986
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Canadian fictionArts and entertainment
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Recueil de chroniques publiées par l'auteur dans Le Devoir au cours de années 1984 et 1985.
Bushido (Graphic Novel): The Soul of the Samurai
By Inazo Nitobe. 2016
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Sports fictionAsian history, Sports and games
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This graphic novel adaptation of the cult-classic text, Bushido, brings the timeless secrets of the samurai to life for modern-day…
readers First published in the early twentieth century, Bushido was the first book to introduce Westerners to the samurai ethos. Written by Inazo Nitobe, one of the foremost Japanese authors and educators of the time, it describes the characteristics and virtues that are associated with bushido—honor, courage, justice, loyalty, self-control—and explains the philosophy behind how samurai were educated and trained; the connection between the sword and the samurai; seppuku; and the position of women in samurai culture; among other themes. To this day, Bushido is considered a must-read for anyone who wants to understanding the soul of Japan and navigate their world with integrity and honor.