A Many-Splendoured Thing
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A Many-Splendoured Thing | |
Author | Han Suyin |
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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.