MAO'S LAST DANCER by Li Cunxin ( 9780141040226 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

MAO'S LAST DANCER

By:

Li Cunxin

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

014104022X

ISBN 13:

9780141040226

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Publisher:

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

1 March, 2009

Pages:

448

Description:

Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.

Synopsis:

Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book. Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world. When a trip to Texas as part of a rare cultural exchange opened his eyes to life and love beyond China's borders, he defected to the United States in an extraordinary and dramatic tale of Cold War intrigue. Told in his own distinctive voice, this is Li's inspirational story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer, and one of the world's greatest ballet dancers.

Illustrations:

Black and white inset

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Imprint:

Penguin Books Ltd

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Returnable

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