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- A searing first hand account of China's Cultural Revolution that joins the ranks of great memoirs such as Life and Death in Shanghai, Wild Swans and A Chinese Odyssey First banned in its native land, this earthy, unflinching memoir has become one of the biggest bestsellers in the history of China.
- Author(s): Ma Bo
- 384 Pages
- History, Asia
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In a startlingly vivid, strangely objective, personal narrative, Ma Bo, who was denounced as an "active counterrevolutionary" in 1968, opens a window on the Chinese psyche that no work of history can provide, telling a passionate tale of a humanity that survives against all odds--a tale of ideology and disillusionment that will speak to all readers.Book Synopsis
A searing first hand account of China's Cultural Revolution that joins the ranks of great memoirs such as Life and Death in Shanghai, Wild Swans and A Chinese Odyssey First banned in its native land, this earthy, unflinching memoir has become one of the biggest bestsellers in the history of China. In 1968, a fervent young Red Guard joined the army of hotheaded adolescents who trekked to Inner Mongolia to spread the Cultural Revolution. After gaining a reputation as a brutal abuser of the local herd owners and nomads, Ma Bo casually criticized a Party Leader. Denounced as an "active counterrevolutionary" and betrayed by his friends, the idealistic youth was brutally beaten and imprisoned. Charged with passion, never doctrinaire, Blood Red Sunset is a startlingly vivid and personal narrative that opens a window on the psyche of totalitarian excess that no other work of history can provide. This is a tale of ideology and disillusionment, a powerful work of political and literary importance. "A deceptively straightforward story carried forward by deep currents of insight."--The Washington Post "A genuine, no-holds-barred, unadorned piece of writing...echoing the realities of contemporary China."--Liu Binyan, The New York Times Book ReviewReview Quotes
"A huge bestseller in China, this richly detailed record is told with raw narrative power. " -- Publishers Weekly "...does so with searing honesty and the power of his pugnacious personality." -- Los Angeles Times "A deceptively straightforward story carried forward by deep currents of insight."--The Washington Post "A genuine, no-holds-barred, unadorned piece of writing...echoing the realities of contemporary China."--Liu Binyan, The New York Times Book Review
Dimensions (Overall): 7.78 Inches (H) x 5.18 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: .82 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Asia
Publisher: Penguin Books
Theme: China
Format: Paperback
Author: Ma Bo
Language: English
Street Date: July 1, 1996
TCIN: 54270943
UPC: 9780140159424
Item Number (DPCI): 248-40-7084
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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