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ISBN
0425201333
Book Title
Mao's Last Dancer
Item Length
9in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year
2005
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Li Cunxin
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Performing Arts, Political Science
Topic
Personal Memoirs, History & Theory, Dance / Classical & Ballet, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Asia / China
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Number of Pages
480 Pages

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The extraordinary memoir of a peasant boy raised in rural Maoist China who was plucked from his village to study ballet and went on to become one of the greatest dancers of his generation. From a desperately poor village in northeast China, at age eleven, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao's cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to Beijing, where he would study ballet. In 1979, the young dancer arrived in Texas as part of a cultural exchange, only to fall in love with America-and with an American woman. Two years later, through a series of events worthy of the most exciting cloak-and-dagger fiction, he defected to the United States, where he quickly became known as one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world. This is his story, told in his own inimitable voice. THE BASIS FOR A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0425201333
ISBN-13
9780425201336
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102891657

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Book Title
Mao's Last Dancer
Author
Li Cunxin
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, History & Theory, Dance / Classical & Ballet, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Asia / China
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Performing Arts, Political Science
Number of Pages
480 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
18 Oz

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Reviews
"[A] fascinating memoir...told simply but passionately, with subtle humor and unguarded emotion."-- The Houston Chronicle "Mix  Billy Elliot  with  Torn Curtain  and you'll have some of the tale in very broad outline...well-paced...full of adventures."-- Kirkus Reviews   "Fascinating reading...unfolds with honesty, humor, and a quiet dignity. This book has wide appeal, for it concerns not only a dancer's coming of age in a turbulent time but also individual strength, self-discovery, and the triumph of the human spirit."-- Library Journal "The facts of his life are astonishing on their own, but what makes Li Cunxin's engrossing autobiography so captivating is his enthusiastic retelling of every twist and turn."-- Vogue  (Australia), "[A] fascinating memoir...told simply but passionately, with subtle humor and unguarded emotion."-- The Houston Chronicle "Mix Billy Elliot with Torn Curtain and you'll have some of the tale in very broad outline...well-paced...full of adventures."-- Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating reading...unfolds with honesty, humor, and a quiet dignity. This book has wide appeal, for it concerns not only a dancer's coming of age in a turbulent time but also individual strength, self-discovery, and the triumph of the human spirit."-- Library Journal "The facts of his life are astonishing on their own, but what makes Li Cunxin's engrossing autobiography so captivating is his enthusiastic retelling of every twist and turn."-- Vogue (Australia)
Table of Content
Mao's Last DancerA Wedding: Qingdao, 1946 Part One: My Childhood 1. Home 2. My Niang and Dia 3. A Commune Childhood 4. The Seven of Us 5. Na-na 6. Chairman Mao's Classroom 7. Leaving Home Part Two: Beijing 8. Feather in a Whirlwind 9. The Caged Bird 10. That First Lonely Year 11. The Pen 12. My Own Voice 13. Teacher Xiao's Words 14. Turning Points 15. The Mango 16. Change 17. On the Way to the West 18. The Filthy Capitalist America 19. Good-bye, China Part Three: The West 20. Return to the Land of Freedom 21. Elizabeth 22. Defection 23. My New Life 24. A Millet Dream Come True 25. No More Nightmares 26. Russia 27. Mary 28. Going Home 29. Back in My Village 30. Another Wedding: Qingdao, 1988 Postscript The Li Family Tree Acknowledgments
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
792.8092
Dewey Edition
22

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  • by songkailong
    Oct 22, 2009

    Mao's Last Dancer is EXCELLENT

    The book is beautifully written. There is no co-writer in evidence, which would tend to mean that this man, who grew up as a Chinese peasant, managed to gain a superb literary command of English. If any substantial editing work was involved, it's done so discreetly that the very thought makes tears come to my eyes. The book is nearly 450 pages long, I began reading at 11 PM and was still spellbound 4.5 hours later when I finished reading it. I am extraordinarily happy that a certain blogger whom I read regularly recommended it, and very glad that I took her good advice to get hold of it. The book immerses you in the world of Communist China, it is very obviously authentic, written by someone who lived the realities described. Nothing is exaggerated, nothing is played down. It's all ...

  • by cadredlight
    May 02, 2011

    Chinese boy born in poverty becomes a successful dancer in America.

    I loved this book. Having done a fair bit of dancing in my life, I could really relate to the difficulty of the training he went through & how different it is in this country. The scenes of his life in his village in China were so interesting. I do not think many Americans have any concept of real poverty like he experienced or how incredible it can be to beat the odds like he did and become a success. I had seen the movie first and just had to read the book. (The movie was really good, very true to the book, and the dancing is terrific.) I liked this book so much that I bought it for two friends, one who was a professional ballet dancer, the other who is a balletomaine.

  • by vickswop
    Mar 17, 2020

    Good, easy read.

    I liked the 5x7ish size of book for easy holding and reading. Used book in good condition. Content gave good vision of China's conditions during Mao's reign and transition and contrasting with America, and the life of Cunxin making his "transition."

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by turtlesrule37
    Nov 12, 2019

    Excellent book

    You will realize how good your life is, and how many comforts you take for granted, when you read this book about a poor peasant boy in China who manages to come to America to dance ballet.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by sRlP5-uDSQa@Deleted
    Jun 12, 2007

    Mao's Last Dancer

    I loved reading Mao's Last Dancer. This book was chosen for my May Book Club reading. Living in Friendswood, TX, I have been to numerous Houston Ballet performances over many years and have had the pleasure of seeing the performances of Li Cunxin. He is amazing!

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