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Set against the backdrop of Hitler's final solution, the story explores the complexities of a half Jewish/half Christian family. Gabi, a Jewish convert to Christianity, is determined to secure an education for her half-Jewish children despite societal obstacles. Her husband, Willibald, a Lutheran minister, grapples with his admiration for Hitler and his role as a conflicted father. Gabi's innovative approach to managing her anger leads her to hire Fraulein Kaminsky, who teaches her an unconventional method for coping with her frustrations.

Offering an analytic perspective, this book explores the philosophical problems inherent in literature, bridging the gap between literary theory and philosophy. It makes complex concepts accessible to both literature students and philosophers, addressing the nature of literature and its aesthetic implications. By focusing on the intersection of these fields, it provides a comprehensive understanding of how literature can be examined through philosophical lenses, making it a valuable resource for a diverse audience.

An epic "New York Times" bestseller chronicling the rise of a "Taipan." John Denton lands in famed Shanghai in 1903, a young customs officer newly assigned. A "griffin," green and inexperienced, he struggles to adapt to the roiling city. Tailors live and sleep on the floor of their employers' shops, and onlookers dip money in the blood of freshly beheaded pirates to make the bills lucky. The life teeming in the city's narrow streets and grand boulevards is beyond exotic. Shanghai's fascinations are of another world. Denton, the expatriate, thrives in China and remains, acquiring wealth and power, children, a mistress. Shanghai claims him, body and soul. This epic novel spans the most volatile decades of China's existence and reveals to us its amazingly cosmopolitan heart. "Shanghai" was an international bestseller and is available again for the first time in a decade.