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Jan 1, 2007 · The Flowers of War is a novel set in 1937 which depicts the Nanking Massacre. In fear for their lives, a group of prostitutes flee the Japanese atrocities by climbing over the walls of convent and church where young school girls, some from elite families, are being educated.
Feb 6, 2012 · It is a war story and includes the ramifications of war: running to a safe haven that eventually is raided, taking prisoners both men and women and they are tortured and raped, and killed. It is based on the history of the war between Japan and China, circa 1937.
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Jan 5, 2012 · The Flowers of War Kindle Edition. by Geling Yan (Author), Nicky Harman (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.1 204 ratings. See all formats and editions. December 1937. The Japanese have taken Nanking. A group of terrified schoolgirls hides in the compound of an American church.
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The Flowers of War. In 1937, the Japanese capture Nanking, China. An expatriate American priest, Father Engelmann, hopes his church will be respected as a safe, neutral zone. He gives sanctuary to a group of schoolgirls, and then, less willingly, harbors prostitutes and escaped prisoners of war.
Jan 31, 2012 · It is a war story and includes the ramifications of war: running to a safe haven that eventually is raided, taking prisoners both men and women and they are tortured and raped, and killed. It is based on the history of the war between Japan and China, circa 1937.
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- Geling Yan
The powerful Chinese novel about love and war on which Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has based his latest film starring Christian Bale to be released in 2012.
Jul 13, 2023 · Run by the Father Engelmann, an American priest who has been in China for many years, the church is supposedly neutral ground in the war between China and Japan. But it becomes clear the Japanese are not obeying international rules of engagement.
