Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
|
Not currently available
Thorny Road to Dignity - Surviving Mao: A Chinese Psychiatrist Embraces a Miracle in America (Paperback)
Loot Price: R424
Discovery Miles 4 240
You Save: R81
(16%)
|
|
Thorny Road to Dignity - Surviving Mao: A Chinese Psychiatrist Embraces a Miracle in America (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
List price R505
Loot Price R424
Discovery Miles 4 240
You Save R81 (16%)
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
The author had a strong bond with American establishments, where he
had all his education in China before 1949 revolution. This cost
him an enduring ordeal as he had been ostracized into countryside
to embark on primary farming labor and health services. Firmly
believing his fate would change after Mao, he never ceased
preparing for just that by learning foreign languages and new
medical developments in countryside. Surely enough he had it after
Mao's death when he resumed teaching job in a medical school, where
he often served the English interpreter for American visiting
professors. sponsored him to visit America as he had dreamed. But a
miracle burst out. Dr. Liu passed the medical licensure exam at one
shot right following his arrival. After experiencing a host of
cultural shocks and retraining he settled in well and proved
himself not only a competent psychiatrist, board certified, but
also a successful bilingual literary writer. How come? Dr. Liu
acknowledges his family, especially his wife, had given him
unlimited strength to endure the hardest time, as depicted in his
touching poem on an elegant scroll shown on the book cover.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.