Little Green
A Memoir of Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2015
Summary
In this stunning, lyrical memoir that includes a curriculum guide, author Chun Yu recalls the Chinese Cultural Revolution from the perspective of a ten-year-old.
When Chun Yu was born in a small city in China, she was born into a country in revolution. The streets were filled with roaming Red Guards, the walls were covered with slogans, and reeducation meetings were held in all workplaces. Every family faced danger and humiliation, even the youngest children.
Shortly after Chu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781442460317 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1442460318 |
| Author: | Chun Yu |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Paula Wiseman Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 113g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 130mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
”“Little Green” is a miracle-such beauty emerging from the chaos of the Cultural Revolution. A clear-eyed child is born into a surrealistic China, and tells her story. Chun Yu’s poetry creates sense and order that readers young and old, Eastern and Western, will appreciate.” -Maxine Hong Kingston
About The Author
Chun Yu
Chun Yu was born in China in May 1966. After graduating from Peking University, she moved to the United States to pursue her PhD and a career in science. She now works as a principal scientist in a medical company Chun Yu lives in San Rafael, California.
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