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Nora Waln

    Nora Waln was a writer celebrated for her intimate and insightful portrayals of life in China and Nazi Germany. Her work excels at immersing readers in the heart of foreign cultures and political upheavals through personal narratives. Waln focused not just on recounting events, but on capturing deeper human experiences and societal forces. Her style is marked by keen observation and empathy, allowing readers to grasp the complexities of the world.

    Dům vyhnanství
    Süsse frucht, bittre frucht, China
    Reaching for the Stars
    The House of Exile
    • The House of Exile

      • 219 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      In 1920, Nora Waln arrived in China and was welcomed into the innermost daily life of the Lin family as a "daughter in affection". It had been her dream to see China, but to be accepted into this family so intimately was amazing to Nora. This evocative, brilliant memoir, published 13 years after her return to the West, became a bestseller alongside those of Pearl Buck, Alice Tisdale Hobart, and Grace Seton Thompson.

      The House of Exile