tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post990410301863262191..comments2024-03-29T04:03:21.577-04:00Comments on BookBirdDog (BookDilettante): White Shanghai by Elvira BaryakinaHarveehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-36483988281532954812013-03-22T12:20:01.757-04:002013-03-22T12:20:01.757-04:00Brian: It's not just fiction. There were reall...Brian: It's not just fiction. There were really lots of White Russians in Shanghai as well as European refugees from Germany before and during and after WWII! A few stayed, many left in subsequent years. Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-27381313210049936522013-03-22T05:45:17.948-04:002013-03-22T05:45:17.948-04:00I agree that this period in China as well as world...I agree that this period in China as well as world events as a whole is fascinating. A place like Shanghai during this period sounds like a great setting to intermix the variety of characters that you describe.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-39882394682827657402013-03-21T12:14:54.938-04:002013-03-21T12:14:54.938-04:00Very lovely presentation, Harvee. Learning about t...Very lovely presentation, Harvee. Learning about this era appeals to me as well. Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-26113336264275314652013-03-21T12:10:49.219-04:002013-03-21T12:10:49.219-04:00I am excited by this time period and place, and re...I am excited by this time period and place, and really want to read this one. I loved the quote you used as well. You don't often come across many books that are set in Shanghai in the 20's, so this is very appealing to me!!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-79516123645760316842013-03-21T12:02:50.195-04:002013-03-21T12:02:50.195-04:00One of several books of wartime Shanghai that I re...One of several books of wartime Shanghai that I recommend.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.com