The Unceasing Storm - Memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (Paperback)

Just over fifty years ago, China's Cultural Revolution began. The movement was intended to bring about a return to revolutionary Maoist beliefs and resulted in attacks on intellectuals and those believed to be counter-revolutionaries, capitalists and rightists; a large-scale purge in government posts; the appearance of a personality cult around Mao Zedong; and an estimated death count of between one and three million. When Katherine Luo moved from Hong Kong to mainland China in 1955 to study drama and opera, she hoped her ideals and patriotism might help to build her country. Like many citizens, she loved the motherland and admired its revolutionary leaders. After years of completely trusting the regime, rationalizing its decisions and betrayals, and criticizing herself for doubting the Party, she realized that no matter how much she loved China, it would never love her back because she had the wrong background-capitalist class origins and overseas connections. The Unceasing Storm describes Luo's personal struggles-among other things, she was expelled from university, forbidden to marry her first love, and accused of being a spy-but it is also the memoir of a generation, representative of similar incidents occurring all over China. Luo's colleagues and famous artists were dogged by their backgrounds-the unluckiest in the "to be executed, imprisoned or placed under surveillance" category; family members and teachers were labelled rightists; friends and war heroes were imprisoned; careers were ruined, families separated, ordinary people lifted to power one morning and destroyed overnight. Some of those with stories to tell perished, of those who lived, many prefer to forget, and others burned all written records to avoid being incriminated. When the people involved in the revolution have all died, it will be all too easy to forget or pretend it never happened. The Unceasing Storm is one step towards creating a truthful record of contemporary China.

General

Imprint:	Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	October 2018
Authors:	Katherine Luo
Foreword by:	Madeleine Thien
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-1-77162-186-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-77162-186-9
Barcode:	9781771621861

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