Originally published in 1957, The Flower Drum Song was a groundbreaking work of popular literature. An immediate bestseller, it inspired the classic Rodgers and

Originally published in 1957, one of the first novels of the Chinese-American experience is now back in print to tie in with the Broadway revival.

"The return to New York in 2002 of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song was considered the most revolutionary chapter in the history of Broadway revivals.

"Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the

Western music reached China nearly four centuries ago, with the arrival of Christian missionaries, yet only within the last century has Chinese music absorbed i