Sanmao The Desert Bride

In 1973 Chinese writer Sanmao Echo Chen Ping 194391 marries Spanish naval engineer José María Quero while living together in the Spanish Sahara Sanmao recounts her daily experiences in Tales From the Sahara a book that is a bestselling phenomenon in Taiwan and China Sanmao then becomes an icon for independent women and the protagonist of a life that takes on legendary overtones love adventure literature and finally tragedy