Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
$25.93
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
12 May 1999
Summary
In 1966, twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang was bright, popular, and had a promising future. But that year Mao Ze-dong launched the Cultural Revolution, and Ji-li’s world began to fall apart. This stunning memoir of one family’s courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century is now available in a new paperback edition.
Newly repackaged with same ISBN
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780064462082 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0064462080 |
| Author: | Ji Li Jiang |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 1999 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“All the more powerful for the simplicity of its prose.”
★ “Heart-pounding. A page-turner. Excellent.” - School Library Journal (starred review)
★ “Engrossing. Transcends politics and becomes the story of one little girl trying to survive.” - ALA Booklist
★ “Absorbing. Jiang views devastating developments with the wide-eyed innocence of youth.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“I can only hope I would have shown the same decency and courage exhibited by Ji-li Jiang. Her actions remind me that, even under unbearable circumstances, one can still cling to love and justice. Above all, one can still hope for a happier tomorrow.” - David Henry Hwang, playwright of M. Butterfly
“All the more powerful for the simplicity of its prose.” - New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Ji Li Jiang
Ji-li Jiang was born in Shanghai, China, in 1954. She graduated from Shanghai Teachers’ College and Shanghai University and was a science teacher before she came to the United States in 1984. After her graduation from the University of Hawaii, Ms. Jiang worked as an operations analyst for a hotel chain in Hawaii, then as budget director for a health-care company in Chicago. In 1992 she started her own company, East West Exchange, to promote cultural exchange between Western countries and China.
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