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The lost and forgotten languages of Shanghai

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This is the story about a bilingual aphasia patient, his ability to speak his native language is obliterated in an accident. A sensitive exploration of the power of words and of silence, this book is a wonderfully evocative debut about …

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This is the story about a bilingual aphasia patient, his ability to speak his native language is obliterated in an accident. A sensitive exploration of the power of words and of silence, this book is a wonderfully evocative debut about love and language, duty and passion, in a vibrant modern city of Shanghai.

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"This is the story about a bilingual aphasia patient, his ability to speak his native language is obliterated in an accident. A sensitive exploration of the power of words and …"

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