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The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth
by Sun Shuyun
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Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden
by Zhuqing Li
Published Jun 2023
Read ReviewsSisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation, and their own independence.
by Mara Hvistendahl
Published Feb 2021
Read ReviewsA riveting true story of industrial espionage in which a Chinese-born scientist is pursued by the U.S. government for trying to steal trade secrets, by a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction.
by Wenguang Huang
Published Apr 2013
Read ReviewsThree generations of a family living under one roof reflect the dramatic transformations of an entire society in this memoir of life in 20th century China.
by Alex Von Tunzelmann
Published Sep 2008
Read ReviewsThe stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, liberated 400 million people from the British Empire. With the loss of India, its greatest colony, Britain ceased to be a superpower, and its king ceased to sign himself Rex Imperator. This is the remarkable story of the events surrounding this transition.
by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
Published Nov 2006
Read ReviewsThis is an entirely fresh look at Mao in both content and approach. It will astonish historians and the general reader alike.
by Li Cunxin
Published Mar 2005
Read ReviewsThe true story of how a small, terrified, lonely boy, plucked from his life in rural China, became one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world. One part Falling Leaves, one part Billy Eliot, this is an unforgettable memoir of hope and courage.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by Dai Sijie
Published Oct 2002
Read ReviewsFrom within the hopelessness and terror of one of the darkest passages in human history, Dai Sijie has fashioned a beguiling and unexpected story about the resilience of the human spirit, the wonder of romantic awakening and the magical power of storytelling.
by Jasper Becker
Published Feb 2002
Read ReviewsChina's 1.25 billion people comprise nearly a quarter of the world's population. Becker's China is both something very different and much greater than the stereotype suggests. The Chinese is the hidden story of the people of the world's largest nation.
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