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A novel of searing intelligence and startling originality, Lost in Translation heralds the debut of a unique new voice on the literary landscape. Nicole Mones creates an unforgettable story of love and desire, of family ties and human conflict, and of one woman's struggle to lose herself in... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Alice Mannegan: An American interpreter based in Beijing, who goes on a quest to find Peking Man and finds a whole lot more
- Mr. Mannegan: Alice's father, a racist U.S. congressman from Texas
- Adam Spencer, an American archeologist on the hunt for the missing bones of one of the century's biggest scientific finds: Peking Man: Alice's boss, an American archeologist on the hunt for the missing bones of the Peking Man
- Dr. Lin Shiyang: Beijing anthropologist, with whom Alice falls in love and who accompanies her on a trip to remote China to find the remains of Peking Man
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: An 18th century Jesuit rebel priest and anthropologist whom Alice believes hid the bones of Peking Man during WWII in the Mongolian desert; wrote love letters to the American woman who loved him
- Horace Mannegan: Congressman, Alice's Father
- Lucile Swan: Add a description of this character.
- Mo Ai-li/Alice: interpreter, daughter of Horace. Is embarrassed by her father's racist views. Loves China. Wishes she was Chinese.
- Dr. Kong
- Jian
- Tyler: Adam Spencer's son. Lives in California with his mother.
- Roger: Horace's assistant
- Kuyuk
- Meng Shaowen: Jian's mother. After Alice's relationship with him ends, Alice still visits the old woman. She sees her as a mother figure.
- Guo Wenxiang
- Zhang Meiyan: Lin's wife. Sent to prison camp.
- Mother Meng
- Shan
- Wang
- Ogatai
- Master Tang
- Xiao Mo
- Abel Oort
- Yinchuan
First Sentence edit
In the lobby of the Minzu Hotel, Second Night Clerk Huang glanced out through the great glass doors just as the foreign interpreter wheeled her bicycle past.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 291 of 211 in Hit : biblioteka moderne literature (Znanje, Zagreb). (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nicole Mones (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0385319347
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0385319347
Page Count: 384
Awards edit
- Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize (1998)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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