EPISODE · Mar 7, 2023 · 24 MIN
Han Suyin — Winter Love
from Lost Ladies of Lit · host Amy Helmes & Kim Askew
Send us Fan MailBorn to a Chinese father and a Belgian mother, Han Suyin qualified as a doctor in London before moving to Hong Kong to practice medicine. After her novel A Many-Splendored Thing was adapted into a film in 1955, she became a full-time writer. Join us to learn more about Suyin’s remarkable life and her jewel of a novella, Winter Love, first published in 1962. In it, she tells the story of “Red,” who falls passionately in love with her married classmate, Mara, during the freezing, war-ravaged London winter of 1944.Discussed in this episode: McNally Editions Winter Love by Han Suyin (McNally Editions)A Many-Splendored Thing by Han SuyinLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955 film)“Dragon Ladies” by Karen Shepard (The Millions)Lost Ladies of Lit Troy ChimneysLost Ladies of Lit Daddy’s Gone a HuntingLost Ladies of Lit TheyLost Ladies of Lit Sui Sin FarWithnail and I Georgie GirlBrokeback Mountain (film)“Brokeback Mountain” by Annie ProulxSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter.Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
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Send us Fan Mail Born to a Chinese father and a Belgian mother, Han Suyin qualified as a doctor in London before moving to Hong Kong to practice medicine. After her novel A Many-Splendored Thing was adapted into a film in 1955, she became a full-time writer. Join us to learn more about Suyin’s remarkable life and her jewel of a novella, Winter Love, first published in 1962. In it, she tells the story of “Red,” who falls passionately in love with her married classmate, Mara, during the freezin...
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