Peking: A Novel of Chinas Revolution 1921-1978 - Anthony Grey
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 Peking: A Novel of Chinas Revolution 1921-1978 - Anthony Grey
Newest Review: ... follows in the months and years to come, is a deeply moving and emotional portrayal of a series of dramatic historical events ... more  ... that would change the face of not just a nation but the very nature of the people themselves.
This is a phenomenal novel, based on many different personal accounts, though none of the story's main characters are real, which manages to incorporate real-life historical figures such as Mao Tse Tung himself in what becomes a truly believable tale. What makes this different from Wild Swans, apart from the fact that this story is largely fictional though based on real historical fact, is that this is an account of event...more |
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Peking: A Novel of Chinas Revolution 1921-1978 - Anthony Grey: A very authentic look at Chairman Mao and the Chinese Cultur ... (618 words)
by - written on 01/01/09 (Very useful, 53 readings)
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Having become throughly engrossed with the true life account of life during the Chinese cultural revolution, Wild Swans, as written by Jung Chang, I was recently ispired to pick up this fictional account of the same period that concentrates in the main part on the infamous Long March and the affect it had on the events that followed in it's wake. Jakob Kellner from a young age is bedazzled by tales of christian missionaries in China and, when he grows up, becomes determined to follow in their footsteps. This leads him deep into the far reaches of rural China where no foreigner has ever walked before, leads him to meet his wife and the mother of his future ... Read the complete review
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