I suspect this Andre Malraux novel about the defeat of Chinese Communist insurrectionists in Shanghai in 1927 would benefit from a better translation. I picked it up on the recommendation of Mario Vargas Llosa, who surely read it in the original French. Still, despite chunks of clunky philosophical exposition, there are passages of great insight into the minds of the characters: revolutionaries, businessmen, intellectuals, and opportunists.
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