The Beauty Of Shanghai - Ruan Ling Yu: The Chinese Greta Garbo

Before the establishment of the Republic, the public regarded actresses as prostitutes and actors as homosexuals. Women were briefly banned from the stage and only men could become actors The public accepted men dressing up like women. But when a woman wanted to go on stage, she was booed, humiliated and rejected. Since the arrival of Hollywood in China, Ruan Ling Yu, the Chinese Greta Garbo, born to a working class family, dares to break the traditions and the old mentalities . Would she succeed?

Author: Maire-Laure de Shazer

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jul 09, 2017

Number of Pages: 428 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1548772380

ISBN-13: 9781548772383