Red Dust - Ma Jian Reviews
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Newest Review: ... the Department Of Propaganda in the heart of Bejing who has made enemies of his superiors both for his uncouth and unkempt ... more
... appearance and for failing to make a satisfying self-criticism. Alienated by his estranged ex-wife who wishes to keep him from his child and threatened with arrest for crimes against The State, Jian heads off on a journey around "new China" on a kind of spiritual pasage that sees him gaining all manner of new experiences; some good but equally some bad.
Right from early on in the opening chapters, I began to feel pretty negative about this book and to be honest, it never really got much better. Comparing this...more
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by - written on 01/11/09 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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Described on the cover as "a new Wild swans", this was a definite must-buy recently when I saw it on the shelves of my local charity shop. Having enjoyed both Wild Swans and Mao, The Untold Story both written by authoress Jung Chang (the latter in co-operation with her husband, John Halliday), I could see no reason why I wouldn't also enjoy this book which takes a look at China in the first years after the death of Mao Tse-Tung. Ma Jian is an artist working for the Department Of Propaganda in the heart of Bejing who has made enemies of his superiors both for his uncouth and unkempt appearance and for failing to make a satisfying self-criticism. ... Read the complete review
