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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (1933) (edit title/settings)

by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (Author) (edit contributors)

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Young Fu is an apprentice to Tang the coppersmith in the Chinese city of Chungking. Enduring life in the big city in the 1920s is rough, but Fu loves it. He learns the ways of the streets and has one adventure after another.

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As the book opens, the widowed Fu Be-be arrives in Chungking with her 13-year-old son Yuin-fah and a letter from a village friend to Tang Yu-shu, a master coppersmith, asking that Young Fu be given an apprenticeship in Tang's establishment. Because the widow is alone and Young Fu is her only... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

As the book opens, the widowed Fu Be-be arrives in Chungking with her 13-year-old son Yuin-fah and a letter from a village friend to Tang Yu-shu, a master coppersmith, asking that Young Fu be given an apprenticeship in Tang's establishment. Because the widow is alone and Young Fu is her only son, he is allowed to complete his apprenticeship while living in a small rented room with her, rather than living in the shop, a plot device which allows us to see more of the city than might otherwise be the case.

In the chapters that follow, Young Fu goes from being a young and somewhat arrogant kid of 13 to a more capable and humble youth of 18. Along the way, he has encounters with soldiers, foreigners, thieves, political activists, an old scholar, the poor of the city, the rich of the city, and government officials. He is alternately swindled, attacked by bandits, reviled and praised as his coppersmith skills grow.

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  • Young Fu: the protagonist
  • Fu Be-Be: Young Fu's widowed mother
  • Tang Yu-shu: a master coppersmith — one of Young Fu's mentors
  • Wang Scholar: a poor but educated old man — another of Young Fu's mentors
  • Lu and Old Tsu: the principal journeymen in Tang's shop.
  • Small Li: Another apprentice in Tang's shop and a Young Fu's good friend
  • Small Den: Another apprentice in Tang's shop and Young Fu's main antagonist
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  1. Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (Author)

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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1933
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