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"Lost in The Crowd: A Cultural Revolution Memoir", Yang Jiang

June 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Chinese, History, Non-Fiction

Synopsis: Memoirs of the experiences of Beijing literature scholar and her husband during the Cultural Revolution.
My Take: While I have a strong aversion to “suffering Chinese women literature” (eg “Wild Swans”, “Good Women of China”, “Mao’s Concubine” etc etc – I get it ok, women suffered in China, but so did lots of other [...]

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