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Daughter of the River: An Autobiography

Daughter of the River: An Autobiography - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Hong Ying, Howard Goldblatt (Translator)Publish date:1999-12-06Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Grove PressISBN-13:9780802136602ISBN-10:802136605UPC:9780802136602Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Literary Figures, AsiaBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.24 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCBKEFWBPF
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Grove PressISBN-13:9780802136602ISBN-10:802136605UPC:9780802136602Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Literary Figures, AsiaBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.24 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCBKEFWBPF
Publisher: Grove Press

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