Thirty Years in a Red House - Memoir of Childhood and Youth in Communist China

Author: Zhu Xiao DiPublisher: PenguinYear: 1998Language: EnglishPages: 255ISBN/UPC (if available): 0140299920 DescriptionThis well-written engrossing and engaging memoir by a student of English tells of daily life from his birth in China in 1958 to is departure in 1987.MEDIA COMMENT:A splendid lesson in 20th-century Chinese history. - Boston GlobeAn engaging account of one family's triumph and travails in Mao Tse-Tung's Communist China. And Zhu's is no ordinary family. Nearly every significant event in recent Chinese history seems to have a link to a close relative. - Boston HeraldZhu's narrative is unique.. Zhu goes for beyond his family's ordeals, linking personal and family experiences to a broader comprehension of the Chinese nation's public history. The result is this highly readable and thoughtful