Life and Death in Shanghai

Name: Life and Death in Shanghai
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ISBN: 9780802145161

ISBN-10: 0802145167

ISBN-13: 9780802145161

Edition: N/A

Authors: Cheng Nien

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Upon its initial publication, Life and Death in Shanghai, Nien Cheng's searing memoir of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, was an instant international best seller. This phenomenal, unforgettable book captured the attention of the world just as Communism started to collapse, and is considered a twentieth-century classic, both for Cheng's incisive writing and the light it throws on totalitarian history. In August 1966, a group of Red Guards ransacked Nien Cheng's home. Her background made her an obvious target. Educated at the London School of Economics, the widow of an official of Chiang Kai-shek's regime, and an employee of Shell Oil, Cheng enjoyed comforts that few Chinese could afford.…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/14/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English