Shanghai (novel)

Shanghai
Dust jacket
AuthorDavid Rotenberg
LanguageEnglish
GenreEpic historical fiction
Publisher
Publication date
1 January 2008 (Canada)[1]
Publication placeCanada
Media type
  • Print (hard- and softcover)
  • Electronic (Kindle)
Pages787[2]
ISBN9780670066155
OCLC225773403
LC ClassPR9199.3 .R618 S52 2008

Shanghai: The Ivory Compact is an epic historical novel by Canadian theatre director and acting coach David Rotenberg, spanning several centuries of the history of the city of Shanghai. While Shanghai was written as a stand-alone story, it includes cameo appearances by young versions of characters who appear in Rotenberg's detective series set in contemporary Shanghai. Shanghai received critical acclaim and sold well worldwide.

Shanghai Theatre Academy
Map of Shanghai, 1884
  1. ^ "Shanghai: Editions". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Shanghai". NEOS Library Consortium Catalogue. University of Alberta. Retrieved 14 August 2019.