This is a list of novels set in Shanghai,

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. *'' The Blue Lotus'' by Hergé *''Chang Kai and the House of Hong'' by Robert de Vries *''A Circle Has No End'' by Tony Henderson *''China frisst Menschen'' by Richard Huelsenbeek (in German) *''China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan'' *'' The Concubine of Shanghai'' by

Hong Ying Hong Ying (; born September 21, 1962) is a Chinese author. Biography Hong was born in Chongqing on September 21, 1962, towards the end of the Great Leap Forward. She began to write at eighteen, leaving home shortly afterwards to spend the ne ...

*'' The Corps Book One '' by W.E.B. Griffin *''

Death of a Red Heroine ''Death of a Red Heroine'' is a mystery novel written by Qiu Xiaolong and was published in English in 2000. It won the 2001 Anthony Award for best first novel. It is the first instalment in Xiaolong's Inspector Chen Cao series. Plot Summary This ...

'' by Qiu Xiaolong *''

The Diamond Age ''The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson. It is to some extent a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, focused on a young girl named Nell, set in a future world in ...

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Neal Stephenson Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque. Stephenson's work exp ...

*'' Distant Land of My Father'' by

Bo Caldwell Bo Caldwell (born 1955) is the author of the national bestseller ''The Distant Land of My Father'' (2002), and ''The City of Tranquil Light'' (2011). The former was the selection for Silicon Valley Reads 2008. Her short fiction has been published in ...

*'' Empire of the Sun'' by J. G. Ballard *'' Five Star Billionnaire'' by Tash Aw *'' Fist of the Blue Sky'', by Tetsuo Hara, Buronson *''The House of Memory - A Novel of Shanghai'' by Nicholas R. Clifford *''The Immortals: a Novel of Shanghai'' by Natasha Peters *''El judío de Shanghai'' by Emilio Calderón *''Kaufherr von Shanghai'' by Norbert Jacques (in German) *''Love and Other Moods by Crystal Z. Lee *''A Loyal Character Dancer'' by Qiu Xiaolong *'' Love in a Fallen City'', a collection of short-stories by Eileen Chang, Karen S. Kingsbury translator *''

Man's Fate ''Man's Fate'' (French: ''La Condition humaine'', "The Human Condition") is a 1933 novel written by André Malraux about the failed communist insurrection in Shanghai in 1927, and the existential quandaries facing a diverse group of people associa ...

'' by Andre Malraux *''The Master of Rain'' by

Tom Bradby Thomas Matthew Bradby (born 13 January 1967) is a British journalist and novelist who currently presents the ''ITV News at Ten''. He was previously political editor for ITV News from 2005 to 2015, and presented '' The Agenda with Tom Bradby'', ...

*''Midnight'' by Mao Dun *''

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Jennifer Cody Epstein Jennifer Cody Epstein is the author of the novels ''The Painter from Shanghai'', '' The Gods of Heavenly Punishment'', '' Wunderland'' and '' The Madwomen of Paris.'' Life Epstein resides in New York City with her husband and daughters. She has a ...

*''The Patriot'' by Pearl S. Buck *''Schanghai'' by Sergei Alymow (in German) *''Schüsse in Schanghai'' by Alfred Schirokauer (in German) *''Shanghai'' by Christopher New *''Shanghai'' by

William Leonard Marshall William Marshall (or William Leonard Marshall) (1944-2003) was an Australian author, best known for his Hong Kong-based "Yellowthread Street" mystery novels, some of which were used as the basis for a British TV series. Career William Marshall ...

*'' Shanghai: a novel'' by Yokomitsu Riichi (translated with a postscript by Dennis Washburn) *'' Shanghai Baby: A Novel'' by Wei Hui *''

Shanghai Dancing ''Shanghai Dancing'' is a 2003 novel by Australian novelist Brian Castro. Plot summary The novel's main character is, like the author, named Castro, living in Australia and hailing from a Chinese and Portuguese background. Antonio Castro is at ...

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Brian Castro Brian Albert Castro (born 16 January 1950) is an Australian novelist and essayist. Biography Castro was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Australia since 1961. He was Chair of Creative Writing (2008-2019) at the University of Adelaide and Di ...

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Chloe Gong Chloe Gong (born 16 December 1998) is a New Zealand writer of young adult fiction. Her 2020 debut novel, ''These Violent Delights'', was a ''New York Times'' best seller. Life and career Gong was born in Shanghai, China, and moved to New Zeal ...

*''The Shanghai Factor'' by

Charles McCarry Charles McCarry (June 14, 1930 – February 26, 2019) was an American writer, primarily of spy fiction, and a former undercover operative for the Central Intelligence Agency. Biography McCarry's family came from The Berkshires area of western ...

*'' Shanghai Foxtrot'' by

Mu Shiying Mu Shiying (; March 14, 1912 – June 28, 1940) was a Chinese writer who is best known for his modernist short stories. He was active in Shanghai in the 1930s where he contributed to journals like ''Les Contemporains'' (, 1932-1935), edited by S ...

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Shanghai Girls ''Shanghai Girls'' is a 2009 novel by Lisa See. It centers on the complex relationship between two sisters, Pearl and May, as they go through great pain and suffering in leaving war-torn Shanghai, and try to adjust to the difficult roles of wives ...

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Lisa See Lisa See (born 18th February 1955) is an American writer and novelist. Her books include ''On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family'' (1995), a detailed account of See's family history, and the novels '' Flower N ...

*''Shanghai hotel'' by Vicki Baum *'' Shanghai Kiss'' by Kern Konwiser and David Ren *'' Shanghai Scarlet, a historical novel 1920s – 1940s'' by

Margaret Blair Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

*''Shanghai Tango'' by

William Overgard William Overgard (April 30, 1926''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1485; May 3, 2002; Page 29 – May 25, 1990), was an American cartoonist and writer with a diverse opus, including novels, screenplays, animation, and the comic strips '' Steve Roper a ...

*''Shanghai 66'' by Jon Clay *''Shibumi'' by Trevanian *'' Song of the Exile'' by

Kiana Davenport Kiana Davenport (born Diana Davenport in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American author of part- Hawaiian ancestry. She is the author of critically acclaimed novels ''Shark Dialogues'' (1994) and ''Song of the Exile'', both of which explore aspects of lif ...

*''The Shanghai Bund Murders'' by Frabcus Van Wyck Mason *''

The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai ''The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai'', also translated as ''Shanghai Flowers''Forbes, p240 or ''Biographies of Flowers by the Seashore'',Idema, p. 355 is an 1892 novel by Han Bangqing. The novel, the first such novel to be serially published, c ...

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Han Bangqing Han Bangqing (; 1856–1894),Downer, Lesley." ''The New York Times''. November 20, 2005. Retrieved on March 27, 2015. also known by the given name Ji (寄), courtesy name Ziyun (子雲), and pseudonyms Taixian (太仙), Dayi Shanren (大一山人) ...

(translated by Eileen Chang) *'' The Song of Everlasting Sorrow'' by Wang Anyi *''That Summer in ShanghaI'' by Bob de Vries *''

When We Were Orphans ''When We Were Orphans'' is the fifth novel by Nobel Prize-winning British author Kazuo Ishiguro, published in 2000. It is loosely categorised as a detective novel. ''When We Were Orphans'' was shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize. Plot sum ...

'' by Kazuo Ishiguro *'' White Shanghai. A Novel of the Roaring Twenties in China'' by Elvira Baryakina

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