My China: the Metamorphosis of a Country and a Man
Publisher:
New World Press
Publication:
1/1997
Languages:
English
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN/SKU:
9787800053382
Pages:
366
Sizes:
224 x 155mm
Weight:
0.6000
In Stock (Only 4 copies left)
To be dispatched within 1 business day
To be dispatched within 1 business day
Special Price
£19.32
£19.32
Regular Price
£20.95
(€21.64)
Taught Chinese in the US Army during World War II, Sidney Shapiro arrives in Shanghai in 1947 for 'a look around.' He spends the rest of his life in China. A foreigner in an alien land, he falls in love with and marries Phoenix, a Chinese beauty and active revolutionary, entranced by Chinese culture and society. He gradually becomes deeply involved in highly dramatic developments-the People's Republic, Land Reform, communes and the Big Leap Forward, the 'cultural revolution.' the event at Tiananmen, coping with foreign pressures, the creation of a 'socialism with Chinese characteristics'.
His literary translations, ranging from the classical to the modern, have won international acclaim. His own works include Jews in Old China: Studies by Chinese Scholars. The Law and Lore of Chinese Criminal Justice, and his autobiography My China: The Metamorphosis of a Country and a Man.
His literary translations, ranging from the classical to the modern, have won international acclaim. His own works include Jews in Old China: Studies by Chinese Scholars. The Law and Lore of Chinese Criminal Justice, and his autobiography My China: The Metamorphosis of a Country and a Man.