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The novel depicts human suffering in many ways: the physical and psychological pain of foot binding; the suffering of women of the time, who were treated as property; the terrible trek up the mountains to escape from the horrors of the Taiping Rebellion; the painful return down the mountain with dead bodies everywhere. Some estimate that the ...
1 sty 2001 · The Three-Inch Golden Lotus: A Novel on Foot Binding. Feng Jicai, David Wakefield (Translator), 冯骥才. 3.82. 524ratings46reviews. Buy on Amazon. This beguiling story is woven around the life of Fragrant Lotus, who has her feet bound in the supreme Golden Lotus style when she is six years old.
13 lut 2024 · The act of foot binding is horrific, but it is also an act of love; the bound foot is a symbol of entrapment and oppression, but it is also an emblem of exquisite beauty and refinement. Written in 1985, The Three-Inch Golden Lotus is a deeply affecting, thoroughly enjoyable literary revelation."--Jacket
21 lut 2005 · Together, they endure the agony of foot-binding, and reflect upon their arranged marriages, shared loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive.
The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and working as a geisha in Kyoto, Japan, before, during and after World War II.
The story is about a foot-binding of Chinese women named Lotus, a traditional woman with bound feet who must decide whether or not to bind her daughter Joy’s feet. Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
Books shelved as foot-binding: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See, Peony in Love by Lisa See, Bound by Donna Jo Napoli, Ties That Bind, Ties That...
