Red Azalea: Life and Love in China
by Min Anchee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0575055294
- ISBN 13
- 9780575055292
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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Synopsis
Born into a devoutly Maoist family in 1950s Shanghai and forced to work on a communal farm from the age of seventeen, Anchee Min found herself in an alienating and hostile political climate, where her only friendships were perilous and intense. Both candid and touching, this compelling memoir documents her isolation and illicit love against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution. From her coming of age in the Red Guard to her recruitment in Madame Mao's burgeoning industry of propaganda movies, Red Azalea explores the secret sensuality of a repressive society with elegance and honesty.
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- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21483
- Title
- Red Azalea: Life and Love in China
- Author
- Min Anchee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0575055294
- ISBN 13
- 9780575055292
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- BZDB1 History; China; 20th century; Erotica. ISBN: 0575055294 EAN: 9780575055292 Min Anchee Red Azalea: Life and Love in China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica;
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