The Maker of Heavenly Trousers
A Peking love story first published in 1935, ''The Maker of Heavenly Trousers'' tells the story of an unnamed foreign bachelor who lives in a courtyard dwelling alone but for the Five Virtues, the nickname for a family of mischievous Chinese servants who run his household as they please.
A foreign bachelor living in Peking's Chinese quarter finds himself guardian to the young daughter of an Italian railway worker. Through his stewardship, he catches a glimpse of an entirely different side of life. As Kuniang grows up, his feelings for her change, and he must compete with a motley cast of characters for her attentions. These include a shadowy former mistress of Rasputin, a flamboyant American fashion designer, and an English millionaire. But when Kuniang unwittingly falls under a form of Eastern hypnosis, a terrifying vision threatens their prospects.
Set against the mysterious and turbulent backdrop of Peking with its disparate inhabitants in the early twentieth century, ''The Maker of Heavenly Trousers'' is a charming, and at times tragic, story of love and family.
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A foreign bachelor living in Peking's Chinese quarter finds himself guardian to the young daughter of an Italian railway worker. Through his stewardship, he catches a glimpse of an entirely different side of life. As Kuniang grows up, his feelings for her change, and he must compete with a motley cast of characters for her attentions. These include a shadowy former mistress of Rasputin, a flamboyant American fashion designer, and an English millionaire. But when Kuniang unwittingly falls under a form of Eastern hypnosis, a terrifying vision threatens their prospects.
Set against the mysterious and turbulent backdrop of Peking with its disparate inhabitants in the early twentieth century, ''The Maker of Heavenly Trousers'' is a charming, and at times tragic, story of love and family.
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