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List Of Fiction Set In Shanghai
This is a list of novels set in Shanghai, China. *''The Blue Lotus'' by Hergé *''Chang Kai and the House of Hong'' by Robert de Vries *''A Circle Has No End'' by Tony Henderson *''China frisst Menschen'' by Richard Huelsenbeek (in German) *''China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan'' *'' The Concubine of Shanghai'' by Hong Ying *'' The Corps Book One '' by W.E.B. Griffin *'' Death of a Red Heroine'' by Qiu Xiaolong *''The Diamond Age'' by Neal Stephenson *'' Distant Land of My Father'' by Bo Caldwell *''Empire of the Sun'' by J. G. Ballard *'' Five Star Billionnaire'' by Tash Aw *''Fist of the Blue Sky'', by Tetsuo Hara, Buronson , known by the pen names and , is a Japanese manga writer. Making his debut in 1972, he first found success with the hardboiled detective manga series ''Doberman Deka'' (1975–1979) alongside illustrator Shinji Hiramatsu. He is best-known for ... *''The House of Memory - A Novel of Shanghai'' by Nicholas R. Clifford *''The Immortals: a Novel of Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product ( nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
