Mao and Me

by Chen Jiang Hong

Hardcover, 2008

Description

Chens picture book memoir of growing up during the Cultural Revolution in China.

Publication

Enchanted Lion Books (2008), 96 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member eo206
I enjoy children's historical literature; as an adult you can learn about history without committing to a 600 pg tome but still learn the essential facts and get a flavor of the historical event.
This book lives up to that expectation.

The author writes and illustrates the Chinese cultural
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revolution as he remembered it from his youth. The watercolor art work and accompanying text shows how the revolution impacting his boyhood, his family, and his neighborhood-- including seeing a neighbor carted off and his dad sent away.
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LibraryThing member haleyg
This was a story about the Japanese dictator, Mao, who began taking reign over citizens. He forced them to proudly show off the Mao red books and pictures. Children dressed in suits with Mao's name, a red arm band, and some even wore a necklace medallion with Mao's picture. In this story, a family
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is followed showing their changes from personal items to traces of heritage being destroyed and replaced with Mao souvenires in fear of being attacked and unaccepted. Old photographs of the wife and husband with silk costumes and embroidery had been burned because it represented their true culture and heritage. Mao's portrait was hung in the home, with slogans all around to show their support for the dictator.
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LibraryThing member marycha
The story centers on young Chen whose family was living through the ruling of Mao. The medium that he used has a feel of being from a different culture.

Language

Original language

Chinese

Physical description

96 p.; 11.32 inches

ISBN

1592700799 / 9781592700790
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