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See, Lisa
Most widely held works about
Lisa See
Most widely held works by
Lisa See
Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel by Lisa See (
Book
)
101
editions published
between
2005
and
2011
in
24
languages
and held by
3,281
libraries
worldwide
An evocative story of friendship set against the backdrop of a nineteenth-century China in which women suffered from foot binding, isolation, and illiteracy follows an elderly woman and her companion as they communicate their hopes, dreams, joys, and tragedies through a unique secret language.
Shanghai girls : a novel by Lisa See (
Book
)
33
editions published
between
2009
and
2011
in
8
languages
and held by
2,810
libraries
worldwide
May and Pearl, two sisters living in Shanghai in the mid-1930s, are beautiful, sophisticated, and well-educated, but their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hoping to improve their social standing, May and Pearl's parents arrange for their daughters to marry Gold Mountain men who have come from Los Angeles to find brides. But when the sisters leave China and arrive at Angel's Island (the Ellis Island of the West) where they are detained, interrogated, and humiliated for months they feel the harsh reality of leaving home. And when May discovers she s pregnant the situation becomes even more desperate. The sisters make a pact that no one can ever know.
Peony in love : a novel by Lisa See (
Book
)
50
editions published
between
2007
and
2010
in
9
languages
and held by
2,653
libraries
worldwide
In seventeenth-century China, three women become emotionally involved with "The Peony Pavilion," a famed opera rumored to cause lovesickness and even death.
Dreams of joy : a novel by Lisa See (
Book
)
9
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
1,804
libraries
worldwide
A continuation of "Shanghai Girls" finds a devastated Joy fleeing to China to search for her real father while her mother, Pearl, desperately pursues her, a dual quest marked by their encounters with the nation's intolerant Communist culture.
Flower net by Lisa See (
Book
)
37
editions published
between
1997
and
2010
in
8
languages
and held by
1,474
libraries
worldwide
A thriller on a joint American-Chinese investigation into the smuggling of immigrants and human organs. Featuring a Chinese policewoman and an American lawyer, the novel examines cultural differences.
Dragon bones : a novel by Lisa See (
Book
)
27
editions published
between
2002
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
1,307
libraries
worldwide
When the body of an American archaeologist turns up in the Yangtze, Liu Hulan, an agent for the Chinese government, and her American husband, David Stark, investigate and find that the murder may be tied to a missing priceless artifact.
On Gold Mountain by Lisa See (
Book
)
19
editions published
between
1995
and
2010
in
7
languages
and held by
1,212
libraries
worldwide
Chronicles the experiences of a Chinese-American family in California, beginning with the immigration of the author's great-great-grandfather in the late 1800s.
The interior by Lisa See (
Book
)
18
editions published
between
1999
and
2010
in
English and Spanish
and held by
1,052
libraries
worldwide
An American lawyer and a Chinese policewoman jointly investigate working conditions in an American-owned toy factory in China where a woman has committed suicide. By the author of Flower Net.
On Gold Mountain : the one-hundred-year odyssey of my Chinese-American family by Lisa See (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1996
and
2011
in
English
and held by
602
libraries
worldwide
Chronicles the experiences of a Chinese-American family in California, beginning with the immigration of the author's great-great-grandfather in the late 1800s.
On gold mountain : a family memoir of love, struggle and survival by Lisa See (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
43
libraries
worldwide
Snow Flower en de geheime waaier by Lisa See (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
2005
and
2007
in
Dutch
and held by
13
libraries
worldwide
Levensgeschiedenis van een Chinese vrouw in de negentiende eeuw in het zuidwesten van China.
De meisjes van Sjanghai by Lisa See (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2010
and
2011
in
Dutch
and held by
13
libraries
worldwide
Twee zusjes uit Shanghai worden vlak voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog uitgehuwelijkt aan twee Chinezen die terugkeren naar Amerika; als de Japanners China binnenvallen, besluiten zij hun echtgenoten te volgen..
Droomvrouw by Lisa See (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2007
in
Dutch
and held by
12
libraries
worldwide
Een jong meisje uit het China van de 17e eeuw beleeft de (on)mogelijkheden van haar cultuur heftig, waarbij haar leven tragische ontwikkelingen kent.
Töchter aus Shanghai : Roman by Lisa See (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
2009
and
2011
in
German
and held by
11
libraries
worldwide
Eine himmlische Liebe Roman by Lisa See (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
2008
and
2010
in
German
and held by
10
libraries
worldwide
Der Seidenfächer : Roman by Lisa See (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
2005
and
2007
in
German
and held by
9
libraries
worldwide
Diep in het hart by Lisa See (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2000
and
2001
in
Dutch
and held by
8
libraries
worldwide
Als een werkneemster van een Amerikaanse speelgoedfabriek, gevestigd in een arme Chinese provincie, zelfmoord pleegt, roept haar moeder de hulp in van een oude vriendin, rechercheur bij het ministerie van openbare veiligheid in Beijing.
Le pavillon des pivoines by Lisa See (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2008
in
French
and held by
8
libraries
worldwide
Roman d'amour. Roman historique.
Expanded books interview. China's lovesick maidens(
visu
)
2
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
7
libraries
worldwide
Author Lisa See introduces Peony in love, a story about three 17th-century Chinese women whose lives were transformed by a famous opera, and whose writings survive to this day.
Die rote Klinge Roman by Lisa See (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2000
and
2008
in
German
and held by
5
libraries
worldwide
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Alternative Names
 Highland, Monica
Kendall, Lisa See. Kendall, Lisa See, 1955- リサ・シー Си, Лиза סי, ליסה
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