Publisher Description
Author Ha Jin’s celebrated works have claimed several top literary awards, including three Pushcart Prizes. In Nanjing Requiem, the Japanese are poised to invade Nanjing. The dean of Jinling Women’s College, Minnie Vautrin mistakenly believes her American citizenship will protect the school. But Vautrin’s life becomes a daily struggle as the school becomes a refugee camp-and the slaughter of refugees begins. “Jin paints a convincing, harrowing portrait of heroism in the face of brutality.”-Publishers Weekly
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“Grim tale of life in china during the Japanese invasion. Small wonder the Chinese hate the Japanese. Craftily written such that one is focused on the main character rather than the narrator until the last page. Then wham. I think it’s his best work.”
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Steve (5 out of 5 stars)
