Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
363 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Our childhood years -- I go to war -- A dab of red lipstick -- Journeying side by side -- Crossroads -- You ask me when I will return -- Now you are gone -- The passing of the seasons. |
Summary |
"Our Story ... follows [Rao and Meitang Pingru] through the decades, in both poverty and good fortune--looking for work, opening a restaurant, moving cities, mending shoes, raising their children, and being separated for seventeen years by the government when Pingru is sent to a labor camp. As the pair ages, China undergoes extraordinary growth, political turmoil, and cultural change''--Amazon.com. |
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Pingru's memoir is a celebration of a marriage that spanned the twentieth century in China. He had known Mao Meitang in childhood; their union lasted almost sixty years. Through the decades they faced both poverty and good fortune, and were separated for seventeen years by the government when Pingru is sent to a labor camp. During their marriage, China underwent extraordinary growth, political turmoil, and cultural change. -- adapted from amazon.com info. |
Language |
Translated from the Chinese. |
Subject |
Pingru, Rao.
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Mao, Meitang.
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Married people -- China -- Biography.
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China -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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China -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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China -- Biography.
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Married people -- China -- Biography -- Pictorial works.
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China -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
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China -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
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China -- Biography -- Pictorial works.
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Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
Harman, Nicky, translator.
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ISBN |
9781101871492 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper) |
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1101871490 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper) |
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9781101871508 (electronic book) |
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