The Curse of the Lost City
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in late Qing history and the eve of the Opium War
- Readers who enjoy novels set against real historical turning points
- Readers interested in Macao's history and themes of East-West encounter
- Readers who prefer multi-threaded narratives of intertwined fates
Not a good fit for
- Readers hoping for dense battle scenes or action-heavy conflict
- Readers unfamiliar with the historical background who are unwilling to learn as they read
- Readers who prefer light romance or purely fictional, invented worlds
Reading tips
- Before reading, a brief acquaintance with the timeline of the Humen opium destruction and the Opium War will help you enter the novel's tense atmosphere more quickly.
- Note how the threads of the imperial commissioner, the Portuguese procurator, the British superintendent of trade, and the Macao brother and sister alternate and advance, and clarify each side's position.
- Don't stop to look up historical terms—read on with the plot, and return to sort out the historical background afterward.
- Focus on the Macao brother and sister's perspective, which often grounds grand historical turns in ordinary people's circumstances.
About the publisher
Founded in August 1958 and restructured into Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in 2009, Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House is known for publishing essays and fiction, and it hosts the journals Fiction Monthly and Essays. Its 757 titles in the library span classic works, culture, folk literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, foreign literature, and general biography. They include Lao She's Camel Xiangzi, Zhu Ziqing's selected essays and Classic Essays, Fu Lei's Twenty Lectures on Masterpieces of World Art, and a Chinese translation of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's Rashōmon, as well as cultural and performing-arts titles such as the illustrated Biography of Liang Qichao and A Dictionary of Crosstalk. Its authors include Lao She, Zhu Ziqing, Wu Qichang, Fu Lei, Xue Baokun, Gao Yucong, Wei Zhiqiang, and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 澳门之恋
- 楔子
- 一
- 二
- 三
- 四
- 五
- 六
- 七
- 八
- 九
- 十
- 十一
- 十二
- 十三
- 十四
- 十五
- 十六
- 十七
- 十八
- 十九
- 二十
- 二十一
- 二十二
- 二十三
- 二十四
- 二十五
- 二十六
- 二十七
- 二十八
- 二十九
- 三十
- 三十一
- 三十二
- 三十三
- 三十四
- 三十五
- 三十六
- 三十七
- 三十八
- 三十九
- 四十
- 尾声
- 主要历史人物
- 相关历史人物
- 澳门议事会
- 后记
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About the author
Deng Xiaojiong is an author about whom limited public information is available. The only work currently confirmed in our records is The Curse of the Lost City (Michéng zhī Zhòu). As this work is classified under "Otherworldly Continent," its subject matter tends toward imaginary worlds and fantasy adventure, typically involving the setting of an unfamiliar continent, characters' exploration and encounters in a strange land, and the conflicts and growth that unfold from them. Because the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and writing career are not clearly documented, it is difficult to trace his life or creative development further, and no inferences should be made about sales or reader reception. Based on the available information, the most direct way for readers to understand Deng Xiaojiong's writing is to read The Curse of the Lost City and to sense his stylistic orientation through its narrative approach, world-building, and character portrayal.
