The Emperor of Shoes A Novel【電子書籍】[ Spencer Wise ]

＜p＞**“Evocative…**＜em＞＜strong＞The Emperor of Shoes＜/strong＞＜/em＞ **underscores the extent to which the promise of economic opportunity still moves people across great distances on our planet…Wise [has] written a novel of our times…”ー**＜em＞＜strong＞New York Times＜/strong＞＜/em＞ **Book Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞*A Library Journal Best Debut of Summer 2018*＜/p＞ ＜p＞From an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change**＜/p＞ ＜p＞Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant’s vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex’s own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Deftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, ＜em＞The Emperor of Shoes＜/em＞ is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。