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Set in southern China in the mid 1860s, this is the story of a French explorer-scientist and a young Chinese woman who meet during a cholera outbreak and fall in love. Lucien Battard sets out for the Far East on a doomed mission to disprove Darwin's theory of evolution by collecting enough exotica to prove the infinite mind of God. The story unfolds against a backdrop of cultural differences - social, historical and religious.
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Works about this Work
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Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Spring no. 4 2006; (p. 60-61)
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel -
[Review Essay] The Grasshopper Shoe
2006
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: API Review of Books , January no. 40 2006;
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel'The Grasshopper Shoe is set in China in the mid nineteenth century, at An Le, an area of China frequently visited by Portuguese, French and English traders. The novel follows the life of Xi Hsiao Yen, the Little Swallow, from just before the point of her feet-first birth. ' (Introduction)
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Essential Unity
2005-2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 277 2005-2006; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel ; A New Map of the Universe 2003 single work novel -
Off the Shelf
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 December 2005; (p. A2)
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 October 2005; (p. 22)
— Review of All that Glitters 2005 single work novel ; Dogboy 2005 single work novel ; The Best Australian Poetry 2005 2005 anthology poetry ; The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel
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Love Affair with Nature
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 October 2005; (p. 11)
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 October 2005; (p. 22)
— Review of All that Glitters 2005 single work novel ; Dogboy 2005 single work novel ; The Best Australian Poetry 2005 2005 anthology poetry ; The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel -
Off the Shelf
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 December 2005; (p. A2)
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel -
Essential Unity
2005-2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 277 2005-2006; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel ; A New Map of the Universe 2003 single work novel -
[Review Essay] The Grasshopper Shoe
2006
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: API Review of Books , January no. 40 2006;
— Review of The Grasshopper Shoe 2005 single work novel'The Grasshopper Shoe is set in China in the mid nineteenth century, at An Le, an area of China frequently visited by Portuguese, French and English traders. The novel follows the life of Xi Hsiao Yen, the Little Swallow, from just before the point of her feet-first birth. ' (Introduction)
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cChina,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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