Daughter of the River - An Autobiography (Paperback, 1st American ed)

Daughter of the River is a memoir of China unlike any other. Born during the Great Famine of the early 1960s and raised in the slums of Chongqing, Hong Ying was constantly aware of hunger and the sacrifices required to survive. As she neared her eighteenth birthday, she became determined to unravel the secrets that left her an outsider in her own family. At the same time, a history teacher at her school began to awaken her sense of justice and her emerging womanhood. Hong Ying's wrenching coming-of-age would teach her the price of taking a stand and show her the toll of totalitarianism, poverty, and estrangement on her family. With raw intensity and fearless honesty, Daughter of the River follows China's trajectory through one woman's life, from the Great Famine through the Cultural Revolution to Tiananmen Square.

General

Imprint:	Avalon Travel Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	December 1999
Authors:	Hong Ying
Translators:	Howard Goldblatt
Dimensions:	209 x 139 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
Edition:	1st American ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8021-3660-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-8021-3660-5
Barcode:	9780802136602

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