Новинки Янгцзе Чу

Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .

Manchuria, 1908.
In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman’s identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they’ve remained tantalizingly out of reach―until, perhaps, now.

Meanwhile, a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can’t escape the curse that afflicts them―their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. When a disruptively winsome servant named Snow enters their household, the family’s luck seems to change―or does it?

Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all she’s a mother seeking vengeance for her lost child. Hunting a murderer, she will follow the trail from northern China to Japan, while Bao follows doggedly behind. Navigating the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes, even as more deaths occur.

New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection. Epic in scope and full of singular, unforgettable characters, The Fox Wife is a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depths of maternal love, and ancient folktales that may very well be true.

Чжи Лин живется несладко: мать, чтобы спастись от скуки, играет на деньги в маджонг, отчим держит ее в строгости. Амбициозная девушка мечтает учиться, но все, что ждет ее в колониальной Малайе 1930-х годов — замужество и жизнь взаперти. Чтобы выплатить долги матери, Чжи Лин тайно подрабатывает партнершей по танцам, но однажды в руки девушки попадает жуткий талисман, запускающий цепочку событий, которым суждено полностью перевернуть ее жизнь.

Ее судьба причудливо переплетается с судьбой одиннадцатилетнего мальчика-слуги Рена, выполняющего предсмертное желание своего хозяина. Эта отчасти сказочная история, отчасти философская притча, полная опасностей, приключений и романтических переживаний, разворачивается на фоне экзотической малазийской природы, древних преданий, слухов о тигре-оборотне и странных сновидений.

Ageră la minte și ambițioasă, Ji Lin este pe timp de zi ucenică într-o croitorie, iar seara se transformă în instructoare de dans într-un salon la modă pentru a putea plăti datoriile făcute de mama ei la mahjong. Când unul dintre clienții ei lasă în urmă cu totul întâmplător un suvenir de-a dreptul terifiant, tânăra se vede atrasă într-o aventură întunecată și o lume în oglindă a secretelor și a superstițiilor.

Ren, un băiețel chinez în vârstă de 11 ani, se află și el într-o misiune, hotărât să îndeplinească ultima dorință a fostului său stăpân, care i-a cerut să-i găsească și să-i îngroape în mormânt degetul pierdut cu ani în urmă într-un accident. Ren are la dispoziție doar 49 de zile pentru a se achita de această sarcina, altfel sufletul stăpânului său va rămâne să rătăcească pe pământ pentru totdeauna.

Pe măsură ce zilele se scurg implacabil, o serie de morți inexplicabile zguduie pitoreasca așezare malaeză, în vreme ce localnicii vorbesc tot mai des despre bărbați care se transformă în tigri. Misiunile lui Ji Lin și Ren se dovedesc a fi din ce în ce mai periculoase, iar drumurile celor doi se intersectează pe plantații luxuriante, în magazii de spital și pe tărâmuri fantomatice.

Romanul lui Yangsze Choo îi atrage pe cititori într-o lume a slujitorilor și a stăpânilor, a superstițiilor din bătrâni și a idealismului modern, a rivalității dintre frați și a unei iubiri interzise.

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Poruszająca opowieść o młodej tancerce i osieroconym chłopcu, na których losy wpłynie stara chińska legenda o ludziach-tygrysach.

Bystra i ambitna Ji Lin, aby spłacić długi swojej matki, dorabia jako tancerka. Życie Ji Lin wywróci się do góry nogami, gdy jeden z partnerów do tańca zostawi jej makabryczną pamiątkę. 11-letni sierota Ren ściga się z czasem, bo ma tylko 49 dni, aby spełnić ostatnie życzenie zmarłego Mistrza. Jeżeli mu się nie uda, dusza Mistrza będzie się błąkać po świecie na wieki. Grozę niewyjaśnionych śmierci w mieście podsycają plotki o mężczyznach przemieniających się w tygrysy. Ji Lin i Ren w pełnej niebezpieczeństw wędrówce wspólnie przemierzają piękne jak ze snu krajobrazy Malezji. A czas nieubłaganie mija...

Nocny tygrys Yangsze Choo to książka, w której przeplatają się czasy kolonializmu i współczesność, przesądy i ambicje, miłość i rywalizacja, a wszystko to spowite folklorem, legendą i tajemnicą. To przejmująca opowieść o dojrzewaniu i poszukiwaniu swojego miejsca na świecie.

Род Лим — один из богатейших в городе Малакка. Когда Ли Лан Пан предлагают стать невестой погибшего наследника Лим Тиан Чина, судьба 17-летней девушки из небогатой семьи, кажется, решена. Во снах она погружается в мир мертвых, но наяву встречает в благородном доме Тиан Байя — кузена нареченного жениха. Но роман с живым вместо замужества с мертвым — совершенно другая история...

A sweeping historical novel about a dancehall girl and an orphan boy whose fates entangle over an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers.

When 11-year-old Ren's master dies, he makes one last request of his Chinese houseboy: that Ren find his severed finger, lost years ago in an accident, and reunite it with his body. Ren has 49 days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth, unable to rest in peace.

Ji Lin always wanted to be a doctor, but as a girl in 1930s Malaysia, apprentice dressmaker is a more suitable occupation. Secretly, though, Ji Lin also moonlights as a dancehall girl to help pay off her beloved mother's Mahjong debts. One night, Ji Lin's dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir: a severed finger. Convinced the finger is bad luck, Ji Lin enlists the help of her erstwhile stepbrother to return it to its rightful owner.

As the 49 days tick down, and a prowling tiger wreaks havoc on the town, Ji Lin and Ren's lives intertwine in ways they could never have imagined. Propulsive and lushly written, The Night Tiger explores colonialism and independence, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and first love. Braided through with Chinese folklore and a tantalizing mystery, this novel is a page-turner of the highest order.

A startlingly original voice makes her literary debut with this wondrous coming-of-age story infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, adventure, and fascinating, dreamlike twists

One evening, my father asked me whether I would like to become a ghost bride. . . .

Though ruled by British overlords, the Chinese of colonial Malaya still cling to ancient customs. And in the sleepy port town of Malacca, ghosts and superstitions abound.

Li Lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt family, has few prospects. But fate intervenes when she receives an unusual proposal from the wealthy and powerful Lim family. They want her to become a ghost bride for the family's only son, who recently died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, traditional ghost marriages are used to placate restless spirits. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at a terrible price.

After an ominous visit to the opulent Lim mansion, Li Lan finds herself haunted not only by her ghostly would-be suitor, but also by her desire for the Lims' handsome new heir, Tian Bai. Night after night, she is drawn into the shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife, with its ghost cities, paper funeral offerings, vengeful spirits, and monstrous bureaucracy—including the mysterious Er Lang, a charming but unpredictable guardian spirit. Li Lan must uncover the Lim family's darkest secrets—and the truth about her own family—before she is trapped in this ghostly world forever.