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Life and Death in Shanghai
Life and Death in Shanghai
Author: Nien Cheng
This book stands apart as a deeply moving personal document. One is drawn into the incredible events of the Cultural Revolution not only by the surreal circumstances but also by Nein Cheng's narrative power and her amazing mastery of English. That she survived years of solitary confinement and torture to write this account is surely a triumph ...  more »
ISBN: 474987
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 547
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Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 6
This is a book that I didn't want to put down. It is the true account of Nien Cheng's life during the Chinese revolution starting in 1966. Her life, as she knew it, would be changed forever. It is a story of personal perseverence under incredible circumstances.
Great book!
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This one I could NOT put down. One of the great inspirational reads that helped me finsih college and go to Graduate school in my late forties. Thank you Nien Cheng.
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tish avatar reviewed Life and Death in Shanghai on + 384 more book reviews
this is a memorable memoir set in China during the cultural revolution.the author is imprisioned for years and reads all of Mao's writings. after her release, she looks for her daughter..sigh
IIRC, she lives in DC now


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