Lost bodies [electronic resource] : prostitution and masculinity in Chinese fiction / by Paola Zamperini.

Paradise lost : the fantastic childhood of a courtesan to be
Lost and found : the socialization of the prostituted body
Family matters : patterns of solidarity and discord in the brothel
Nobody's son : prostitution and the disintegration of the family romance
Taking flight poverty, sickness, and death
Epilogue : back to the future : nostalgia and prostitution.