The novel “The Peony Pavilion” takes place in the mid-17th century. One day, Love looked into the heart of a young girl named Peony. But Death came after it. And that became the heroine’s beginning of a new Life. Perhaps there is no other work in which real and afterlife life are fused into a single whole, with boundless sensuality and a striving toward the highest goal—an astonishing and unforgettable read! Popular American writer Lisa See is not only a recognized expert in China’s cultural traditions, customs, and history, but also a subtle psychologist and a master of creating virtuosic plot entanglements. Her specialty is unique female destinies viewed through the prism of Chinese history.
The book was also released in another translation under the title “Peony’s Love.”