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Eileen Chang’s Jasmine Tea (Penguin Archive Series)

Posted: July 11th, 2025 | No Comments »

Published as part of the Penguin Archive series, Jasmine Tea, is a bit of a con as all the stories are also in the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Lust, Caution. However, Jasmine Tea is a good story and The Golden Cangue, also included in the short collection of 3 short stories, is one of my favourites and set in Shanghai. So nice to have, but repetitive….



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