Historical Fiction

Eclipse of the Bright Moon

Name: Eclipse of the Bright Moon
Author: Donald C. Lee
ISBN: 9780744319309

by Donald C. Lee

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Overview

During the two month period of political turmoil in Xi'an, China, which climaxed in the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989, the lives of an American professor and a young Chinese couple are intertwined as they take part in a deadly riot, a hunger strike, attempted immolation, the Tiananmen Square incident, and more.

About the Author, Donald C. Lee

Born in San Francisco in 1936, Donald C. Lee received his BA in History and Philosophy at Pomona College. He was a Fullbright Scholar at the University of Tuebingen, Germany. After serving as a Marine Corps Officer and studying French at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, he earned a Masters Degree in Philosophy at Berkely, and a P.h.D. in Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. He taught Philosophy at the University of Mexico for 25 years, and at Shaanxi Teacher's University in Xian, China, the year ending in the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989. Author of an academic book, many articles and reviews, he turned to fiction in his retirement years. He enjoys snorkeling, travel, hiking, and lives with Irene and their cat, Torrey in La Jolla, California.

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Author - bf oswald

Don Lee’s latest novel, Eclipse of the Bright Moon, is an insightful look at the events in Communist China that lead to the Tiananmen Square confrontation in the Spring of 1989. It is written with the same care and attention to detail that made his first novel, A Fool’s Disciple, such a good read. Eclipse grabs your attention with the first paragraph and holds it throughout the story.

Author - Robert Wayman

Mr. Lee has created a group of engrossing characters that you will find intriguing and will truly care about. It is a tale filled with love, fear and pent-up anger against a rich backdrop of life in a corrupt, totalitarian country struggling to come to grips with the 20th century and with western ideas and ideals. I highly recommend this book.