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Wise, Spencer, author.
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Shoe industry -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
Family-owned business enterprises -- China -- Fiction.
Shoemakers -- Fiction.
Jews, American -- China -- Fiction.
Democracy -- China -- Fiction.
Social problems -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Loyalty -- Fiction.
Guangdong Sheng (China) -- Fiction.
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The emperor of shoes...
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The emperor of shoes : a novel / Spencer Wise.
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Wise, Spencer, author.
Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2018]
Subjects
Shoe industry -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
Family-owned business enterprises -- China -- Fiction.
Shoemakers -- Fiction.
Jews, American -- China -- Fiction.
Democracy -- China -- Fiction.
Social problems -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Loyalty -- Fiction.
Guangdong Sheng (China) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781335145901 (hbk.)
1335145907 (hbk.)
Description:
328 pages ; 24 cm
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"Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant's vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite?"--Provided by publisher.
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Adult Fiction
Wise
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Adult Fiction
Wise
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