Noel Barber (1909–1988)
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Œuvres de Noel Barber
The Fall of Shanghai: The splendor and squalor of the imperial city of trade, and the 1949 revolution that swept an era… (1979) 25 exemplaires
The Sultans 1 exemplaire
The flight of the Dalai Lama 1 exemplaire
Studies, An Irish Quarterly Review, v.83, n.332: Winter 1994, Impotent or Powerful? The Catholic Church in Ireland 1 exemplaire
Great Cases of Interpol: The Bikini Murders 1 exemplaire
The Daughters of the Prince / Farewell to Arms 1 exemplaire
A Woman fo Cairo 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Skyscraper • The Other Side of Paradise • A Deadly Presence • Campbell's Kingdom (1987) — Auteur — 5 exemplaires
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Other Side of Paradise • Murder and the First Lady • Harry • In a… (1989) — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
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- Nom canonique
- Barber, Noel
- Nom légal
- Barber, Noel
- Date de naissance
- 1909-09-09
- Date de décès
- 1988-07-10
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Professions
- Writer
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- Daily Mail
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- Œuvres
- 40
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- 4
- Membres
- 1,543
- Popularité
- #16,694
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 32
- ISBN
- 204
- Langues
- 12
- Favoris
- 1
As well as the central romantic narrative, the changing relations between the British and Malayan communities are obviously an ongoing theme. The Dexters are comparatively liberal and come to realise that independence is both inevitable and, ultimately, desirable. Before this all the communities in Singapore must go through the horrors of war, having until almost the last moment refused to believe that Singapore can truly be vulnerable to the Japanese. The sense of shock and dislocation is total. At the same time, despite horrific Japanese treatment of the Chinese in particular, the invaders have at the same time shown that the "yellow" man can overcome the white man. The final main sequence shows Julie and another woman being kidnapped by Communist guerrillas, including one who has a personal vendetta against Johnny. There are some quite horrifying and shocking scenes in this book, but also some beautiful descriptive passages, and a narrative drive that never flags. A great read.… (plus d'informations)