Mao's Last Dancer. Li Cunxin
Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.
Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141040226 (014104022X)
Publish date: March 1st 2009
Publisher: Viking
Pages no: 440
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
China
I didn't love, love, love this book, but I found it interesting and inspiring. Three stars. I felt much of it read as a young adult book. I in fact stopped my reading to go and check if it was directed toward kids. What do I find? I see that there are two editions, this one, which is for adults, and...
***I won this book as part of a GoodReads First Reads Giveaway***I have to say when I first got the notification from Goodreads saying that I had won this book, I wasn't sure if i would enjoy it. So it got put on the overly full bookshelves with the intention to "get to it eventually" as with most ...
I really enjoyed the first 2 thirds of this book. It well written, gripping, interesting, etc. But the last thrid of the book he starts repeating himself and I just wanted to get it over with. Pity though, because it is a wonderful story!
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