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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa, which tells the story of a spirited young Chinese girl and the Japanese soldier she meets over a game of go. With the bloody Second Sino-Japanese War raging around them, the young lovers soon realise that their relationship has no future, with devastating consequences. The Girl Who Played Go was an immediate commercial and critical success, winning France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt des Lycéens the year of its release. Its author, Shan Sa, was born in China, where she won the national children’s poetry contest at the age of 12, before moving to Paris at the age of 18.
Find out everything you need to know about The Girl Who Played Go in a fraction of the time!
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• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa, which tells the story of a spirited young Chinese girl and the Japanese soldier she meets over a game of go. With the bloody Second Sino-Japanese War raging around them, the young lovers soon realise that their relationship has no future, with devastating consequences. The Girl Who Played Go was an immediate commercial and critical success, winning France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt des Lycéens the year of its release. Its author, Shan Sa, was born in China, where she won the national children’s poetry contest at the age of 12, before moving to Paris at the age of 18.
Find out everything you need to know about The Girl Who Played Go in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
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The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries
Chinese-born French writer and poet
Born in Beijing in 1972.
Notable works:
The Four Lives of the Willow (1999), novel
The Girl Who Played Go (2001), novel
Empress (2003), novel
Shan Sa (a pseudonym meaning whistle of the wind in the mountains
) was born in Beijing in 1972. In 1990, after the Tiananmen Square protests, she decided to leave China for Paris in order to begin a new life in France. Thanks to a scholarship from the French government, she was able to take the baccalaureate examination and go on to study philosophy.
She found success as a poet and writer from a very early age: in 1984, aged just
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