Synopsis Anchee Min, "raised on the teachings of Mao", worked at a hopelessly infertile communal farm. This toil for no apparent reason caused her to question her upbringing and devotion to Mao; when she traveled to Beijing to audition for the part of Red Azalea in one of Madame Mao's propagandistic productions, she became completely disillusioned with Maoist doctrine.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-06-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Anchee Min's remarkable story reveals both the brutality of oppression and the incredible resilience of the human spirit. A journey of passion and danger, luck and betrayal, told in spare, elegant prose that Newsweek calls "as delicate and evocative as a traditional Chinese brush painting. From the author of Katherine. National ads/media.
Industry Reviews "In this moving study of disillusionment, Min writes without personal rancor, but with anger at ill-conceived enterprises and doctrinal disputes that have wasted so many lives in modern China." Los Angeles Times Book Review - Charles S. Solomon (06/02/1995)
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