Penguin 1st Edition, published 1953.
An eerie story of lost identity, of a man who emerges to an awareness of who he is after six lost years, with no idea of where he was, what he did, and with nightmares involving dragons and bronzes and a beautiful Eurasian. Recovered from an illness, with help from a Chinese and a Swede, he returns to post-war Shanghai, finds his wife, who questions his supposed career as a guerilla fighter, and tries desperately to find the lost pieces.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Some wear to spine. Foxing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1953.
An eerie story of lost identity, of a man who emerges to an awareness of who he is after six lost years, with no idea of where he was, what he did, and with nightmares involving dragons and bronzes and a beautiful Eurasian. Recovered from an illness, with help from a Chinese and a Swede, he returns to post-war Shanghai, finds his wife, who questions his supposed career as a guerilla fighter, and tries desperately to find the lost pieces.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Some wear to spine. Foxing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
