This short novel is based on true events that took place during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937 when the Japanese invaded the Chinese city. It tells the story of an American missionary who, for a few terrifying days, finds himself sheltering a group of schoolgirls, prostitutes and wounded Chinese soldiers in the compound of his church.
Details
ISBN: 9781846555893 (hc) :
Physical Description:249 pages ; 21 cm.print
Publisher:London : Harvill Secker, 2012.
General Note: Translation of: Jin ling shi san chai.