Vicki Baum, who visited Shanghai in 1937, makes use of actual events in this novel, which is centred around the Cathy Hotel. The climax comes with the bombing of the hotel at the height of the Sino-Japanese War.
- ISBN10 0195838769
- ISBN13 9780195838763
- Publish Date 1 January 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 20 October 2009
- Publish Country CN
- Imprint Oxford University Press (China) Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 630
- Language English