130. Han Suyin — Winter Love
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 freezing, war-ravaged London winter of 1944.
Discussed in this episode:
Winter Love by Han Suyin (McNally Editions)
A Many-Splendored Thing by Han Suyin
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955 film)
“Dragon Ladies” by Karen Shepard (The Millions)
Lost Ladies of Lit Troy Chimneys
Lost Ladies of Lit Daddy’s Gone a Hunting