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City of Devils : The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai
Paul French
Éditeur : PICADOR
ISBN papier: 9781250170583
Parution : 2018
Code produit : 1367796
Catégorisation :
Livres /
Sciences humaines /
Histoire /
20e et 21e siècles
Formats disponibles
| Format | Qté. disp. | Prix* | Commander |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livre papier | En rupture de stock** |
Prix membre : 29,25 $ Prix non-membre : 32,50 $ |
*Les prix sont en dollars canadien. Taxes et frais de livraison en sus.
**Ce produits est en rupture de stock mais sera expédié dès qu'ils sera disponible.
Description
From Paul French, theNew York Times bestselling author ofMidnight in Peking--winner of both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction--comesCity of Devils, a rags-to-riches tale of two self-made men set against a backdrop of crime and vice in the sprawling badlands of Shanghai. Shanghai, 1930s: It was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be forgotten, fascism and communism outrun, names invented, and fortunes made--and lost. "Lucky" Jack Riley was the most notorious of those outlaws. An ex-U.S. Navy boxing champion, he escaped from prison and rose to become the Slots King of Shanghai. "Dapper" Joe Farren--a Jewish boy who fled Vienna's ghetto--ruled the nightclubs. His chorus lines rivaled Ziegfeld's. In 1940, Lucky Jack and Dapper Joe bestrode the Shanghai Badlands like kings, while all around the Solitary Island was poverty, starvation, and war. They thought they ruled Shanghai, but the city had other ideas. This is the story of their rise to power, their downfall, and the trail of destruction left in their wake. Shanghai was their playground for a flickering few years, a city where for a fleeting moment even the wildest dreams could come true.