Download or read book The Painter from Shanghai: A Novel written by Jennifer Cody Epstein and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of "Memoirs of a Geisha," this novel is a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist.