Kitabı okumak isteme sebebim hem güzel bir hikaye olacağını düşünmem hem de Çin ile ilgili detaylar öğrenmek istememdi.Bu kitap sayesinde Çin'in son 100 yıllık politik geçmişi hakkında bilgi edinmiş oldum.Bu da beni çok mutlu etti.İçindeki hikayede oldukça keyifliydi.Yarı yarıya Amerikan bir yaza...
This memoir by the author of “Pearl of China” tells the story of the author’s childhood in China during the Cultural Revolution and her emigration to the U.S. Her life seemed ricochet between bad luck and poor decisions. But she faced them all with tenacity and courage, although at times penny...
This sequel to "Red Azalea" is Anchee Min's memoir of her coming to the United States and her struggle to a) learn English, b) get a degree and, certainly most important, c) get a visa to stay in the U.S. It is a sobering story. She did not have it easy by any means. She lived in poverty, she ...
Who knew Chairman Mao was so hot? Oh that was shameless, Mariel. Way to start off a book review! With sex! Bad, bad, bad. Historical figures shouldn't be used to write cheesey love scenes. They should be used to advertise products on tv and that's it! Anchee Min, you're shameless. Have you no sha...
After the Cultural Revolution, Maple’s life in basic school becomes a hell. Her father has been sent away to a labor camp and the girl gets beaten daily by a classmate, Hot Pepper, who is the leader of the Red Guard at her school. Maple and her family are, according to the Guard, anti-Maoists and...
Bullet Review:So bittersweet at the end. The biggest problem with this though was how hurried and rushed it felt in places. When Min was given the time to flesh out a scene and spend time in it, THAT was pure gold.Full Review:Empress Orchid (Empress Dowager Cixi) has lost her beloved husband, the...
Category: Books Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Author: An Chee Min Novel ini menceritakan tentang kisah hidup seorang gadis Manchu yang bernama Anggrek Yehonala yang pada kemudian hari akan menjadi Permaisuri Cina yang sangat terkenal.Awal cerita dimulai dengan cerita kematian ayah Yehonala yang s...
I can recommend three excellent books on the late 20th-century Chinese experience. The first is Nien Cheng's Life and Death in Shanghai. This memoir begins with Cheng’s victimization by the state at the onset of the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" in 1966. Harry Wu's Bitter Winds: A Memoi...
“Los Angeles could be my next address,” she said. I couldn’t have been more pleased with Margaret’s idea. As single mothers we could be great help to each other. We could share the rent and each keep an eye on the other’s child. It would enable us to work full-time. “We have been best friends sin...
When I went to his place to pick them up, he served me tea. He showed me his recent attempts at a “faceless self-portrait.” In the photos Lion Head’s face looked like the worn sole of a shoe. I thought they were very good. He began to talk about how he was able to see through the skin to people’s...