Colors of the Mountain: A Memoir - Brossura

Chen, Da

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0385720602 ISBN 13: 9780385720601

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2001

Riassunto

In an evocative, inspirational memoir, a Chinese-American lawyer shares his memories of growing up in rural China during Mao's Cultural Revolution, describing how he struggled to overcome persecution and adversity to achieve an education, both in China and the U.S. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“A completely engrossing coming-of-age tale...a defiantly happy book, big-hearted and sincere.”—Newsweek
 
“This is a mad sad story with soul and spirituality. A child rises to man in these pages, forgiving those who did him ill, and tells his story with compassion and warm humor. Read this book and cheer a child who triumphes over the darkness and indeed becomes a beacon.” –Malachy McCourt
 
“A story about suppression, humiliation, vindication and, ultimately, triumph.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
“Here is that rarity in these times, a truly marvelous book...big-hearted and humorous, written in simple, evocative prose.”—The Denver Post

L'autore:

Da Chen is thirty-seven years old and is a graduate of Columbia University Law School, which he attended on full scholarship. A brush calligrapher of considerable spirituality who also plays the classical bamboo flute, he lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his wife and two small children.
From the Hardcover edition.

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• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0385720602
• ISBN 13: 9780385720601
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320