Status
Available
Genres
Publication
Vintage (1984), Edition: 1, 320 pages
Description
An autobiography of a young Chinese man whose childhood and adolescence were spent in Mao's China during the Cultural Revolution.
User reviews
LibraryThing member antiquary
Extremely vivid first-person account of what it was like to be one of Mao's Red Guards, when the
Guards were attacking the writer's own family.
Guards were attacking the writer's own family.
LibraryThing member datrappert
One of the better Cultural Revolution books I have read, but perhaps because it was one of the first. After a while, the horror of it all can make you a bit numb. This one isn't nearly as harrowing as a few others however. Life and Death in Shanghai would have to be my first recommendation, as it
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Awards
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1983)
Notable Books List (1983)
Language
Original language
English