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Eating Grass, Drinking Wine is a gripping memoir of the life of one woman and her family, which began in China under Mao Zedong in the 1950’s. Surviving hardships and tribulations, she survived and made it to the United States where her life transformed for the better. This book is filled with powerful reflections of a China of the not too distant past. Survival was not necessarily a given in those very challenging years. Many people the author knew including relatives either died or disappeared in mass campaigns Mao launched, such as the Anti-Rightist Movement, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. It sheds light on a world much different than that of the West, told through the eyes of someone who lived it. This book also demonstrates the author’s passion for and gratitude to her adopted homeland and the people she’s met.
Published | Feb 05 2021 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 138 |
ISBN | 9780761872467 |
Imprint | Hamilton Books |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
No matter how far a person has wandered and how high one has reached, ultimately people cannot transcend the boundaries of emotions of the soul. Liyan Liu’s short autobiographical prose writes about her passion for the land she lives, her love for the people she cares from afar, and the pain of her loss with piercing, heart-felt, penetrating, and yet gentle words. Her writing reveals the journey and reincarnation of a soul from the East to West. It is a woman’s reenactment and affirmation of humanity, life, and their meaning.
Yan Lianke, author of Lenin's Kisses and winner of The Franz Kafka Prize
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