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Item Details
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BANISHED!
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| By: |
Han Dong, Nicky Harman (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£59.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0824832620 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780824832629 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 November, 2008 |
| Pages: |
292 |
| Description: |
It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Taos face exile with stoicism and teach their son to embrace reeducation wholeheartedly. Is this simple pragmatism, an attempt to protect the boy and ensure his future? Or do the banished cadres really cling to their belief in their leaders and the ideals of the Revolution? |
| Synopsis: |
It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Taos face exile with stoicism and teach their son to embrace reeducation wholeheartedly. Is this simple pragmatism, an attempt to protect the boy and ensure his future? Or do the banished cadres really cling to their belief in their leaders and the ideals of the Revolution? These questions remain tantalizingly unanswered in this prize-winning first novel. |
| Publication: |
US |
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University of Hawai'i Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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