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Adeline Yen Mah - автор 4 книг. Из известных произведений можно выделить: A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China's Past Through its Proverbs, Chinese Cinderella, A Little Princess. Все книги можно читать онлайн и бесплатно скачивать на нашем портале.
Adeline Yen Mah has always been fascinated by proverbs, and their importance and use in China. Proverbs may be used daily in English, but in China they play, and have always played, a far more significant role. Most Chinese proverbs are based on historical events and the greatest number originate from that rich period of history, the third century BC, when the First Emperor of China reigned. H...
Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for drudgery and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs?
A riveting memoir of a girl's painful coming-of-age in a wealthy Chinese family during the 1940s. A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck af...
Author of bestselling ‘Falling Leaves’ weaves together for the same audience her own personal experiences with the best of Chinese philosophy.Adeline Yen Mah, whose autobiography ‘Falling Leaves’ is an international bestseller, here interweaves her own experiences with her views on Chinese thought and wisdom to create an illuminating and highly personal guide for Western readers.Adeline Yen Mah wa...
