Kings of Shanghai

5,000.00

Shanghai, 1936. The Cathay Hotel, located on the city’s famous waterfront, is one of the most glamorous in the world. Built by Victor Sassoon – billionaire playboy and scion of the Sassoon dynasty – the hotel hosts a who’s who of global celebrities: Noel Coward has written a draft of Private Lives in his suite, Charlie Chaplin entertained his wife-to-be, and the American socialite Wallis Simpson reportedly posed for ‘glamour’ photographs. A few miles away, Mao and the nascent Communist party have been plotting revolution before being forced to flee the city.

9 in stock

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