Daughter of the River: An Autobiography

Ying, Hong

ISBN 10: 0802136605 / ISBN 13: 9780802136602

Edité par Grove Press, 1999

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0802136605I5N10

Synopsis :

Daughter of the River is a memoir of China unlike any other. Born during the Great Famine of the early 1960s and raised in the slums of Chongqing, Hong Ying was constantly aware of hunger and the sacrifices required to survive. As she neared her eighteenth birthday, she became determined to unravel the secrets that left her an outsider in her own family. At the same time, a history teacher at her school began to awaken her sense of justice and her emerging womanhood. Hong Ying's wrenching coming-of-age would teach her the price of taking a stand and show her the toll of totalitarianism, poverty, and estrangement on her family. With raw intensity and fearless honesty, Daughter of the River follows China's trajectory through one woman's life, from the Great Famine through the Cultural Revolution to Tiananmen Square.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Daughter of the River: An Autobiography
Éditeur : Grove Press
Date d'édition : 1999
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket