A Many-Splendoured Thing

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A Many-Splendoured Thing
Author Han Suyin
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publication date 1952
Media type Print (book)
Pages 336
ISBN ISBN 055322736X

A Many-Splendoured Thing is a novel by Han Suyin. It was made into the 1955 film Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, which also inspired a famous song.

It tells the story of a married but separated American reporter, who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor originally from Mainland China, only to encounter prejudice from her family and from Hong Kong society.