Chronicling days of glory
By Chitralekha Basu | China Daily | Updated: 2010-08-23 08:10
Fairmont Peace Hotel, an iconic landmark of Shanghai, offers the backdrop of Chen Danyan's latest novel, her magnum opus. Niu Yixin / For China Daily |
Author Chen Danyan's contemporary writings of Shanghai have become nostalgic musings on the city's transformation. Chitralekha Basu reports
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