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| title = The Girl Who Played Go
| original title = La Joueuse de Go
| image = The Girl Who Played Go.jpg
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| author = Shan Sa
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| publication date = 2001
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''[[The Girl Who Played Go]]'' (''La Joueuse de Go'') is the third novel by Shan Sa, a Chinese author who lives in France and writes in French. ▼
Manchuria, 1930s. A sixteen-year-old girl's favorite pastime is to play [[go]] on a public square. She wins against all adversaries, but one day a young man shows up who turns out to be a match for her. As they make a habit of playing against one another, their rivalry turns into mutual admiration and eventually attraction.▼
▲''The Girl Who Played Go'' (''La Joueuse de Go'') is the third novel by Shan Sa, a Chinese author who lives in France and writes in French.
▲Manchuria, 1930s. A sixteen-year-old girl's favorite pastime is to play go on a public square. She wins against all adversaries, but one day a young man shows up who turns out to be a match for her. As they make a habit of playing against one another, their rivalry turns into mutual admiration and eventually attraction.
But the man is actually an officer in the occupying Japanese army, and as the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] breaks out, the two players find themselves on enemy sides.
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* {{spoiler|[[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]: The male protagonist is shown with several prostitutes.}}
* [[Armies Are Evil]]: The Japanese occupation is shown in all its brutality.
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