Name: Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Shanghai: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 2, Simplified Chinese Edition (in Chinese)
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9781941875728

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Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Shanghai: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 2, Simplified Chinese Edition (in Chinese)

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Physical Book

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Language

Chinese

Pages

102

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 0.5 cm

Weight

0.13 kg.

ISBN13

9781941875728

Synopsis "Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Shanghai: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 2, Simplified Chinese Edition (in Chinese)"

A movie star, a politician's nephew, and a photograph with compromising implications, Gao Ming (Sherlock Holmes) faces a high stakes case involving the international community of 1920's Shanghai. With the trusty Dr. Watson at his side, Sherlock finds himself pitted against the beautiful Hu Die, a star of Chinese cinema. Will Sherlock retrieve the picture in time or will Hu Die outwit the master of deduction?Level 2 is intended for Chinese learners at a low intermediate level. Most learners who have been able to comfortably read Mandarin Companion Level 1 should be able to read this book. This series is designed to combine simplicity of characters with an easy-to-understand storyline that helps learners grow their vocabulary and language comprehension abilities. The more they read, the better they will become at reading and grasping the Chinese language.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Edinburgh, 1859 - Crowborough, United Kingdom, 1930) considered the master of detective literature was a writer and doctor born in Scotland, mainly known for having created the very famous character Sherlock Holmes, the most well-known detective of all times, cyclically adapted for TV and cinema

He studied at the universities of Stonyhurst and Edinburgh, where he graduated in medicine. Between 1882 and 1890, he worked as a doctor in Southsea, England.

To supplement his meager income, he wrote a mystery novel titled A Study in Scarlet, which became the first of sixty-eight stories featuring one of the most famous detectives in literature: Sherlock Holmes.

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