Download or read book The Tent of Orange Mist written by Paul West and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1937 the city of Nanking, China, falls to brutal Japanese invaders. Thus begins a compelling drama wherein the teenaged daughter of an eminent scholar is forced to work as a prostitute. Short-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Prize, "The Tent of Orange Mist" illuminates the plight of intellectuals and artists during profound social and cultural upheaval.