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Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- ISBN
- 9780345522320
- Book Title
- Last Boat Out of Shanghai : the Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, Asia / China
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 31.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution--a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. "A true page-turner . . . Helen] Zia has proven once again that history is something that happens to real people."-- New York Times bestselling author Lisa See NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY Shanghai has historically been China's jewel, its richest, most modern and westernized city. The bustling metropolis was home to sophisticated intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and a thriving middle class when Mao's proletarian revolution emerged victorious from the long civil war. Terrified of the horrors the Communists would wreak upon their lives, citizens of Shanghai who could afford to fled in every direction. Seventy years later, members of the last generation to fully recall this massive exodus have revealed their stories to Chinese American journalist Helen Zia, who interviewed hundreds of exiles about their journey through one of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century. From these moving accounts, Zia weaves together the stories of four young Shanghai residents who wrestled with the decision to abandon everything for an uncertain life as refugees in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Benny, who as a teenager became the unwilling heir to his father's dark wartime legacy, must decide either to escape to Hong Kong or navigate the intricacies of a newly Communist China. The resolute Annuo, forced to flee her home with her father, a defeated Nationalist official, becomes an unwelcome exile in Taiwan. The financially strapped Ho fights deportation from the U.S. in order to continue his studies while his family struggles at home. And Bing, given away by her poor parents, faces the prospect of a new life among strangers in America. The lives of these men and women are marvelously portrayed, revealing the dignity and triumph of personal survival. Herself the daughter of immigrants from China, Zia is uniquely equipped to explain how crises like the Shanghai transition affect children and their families, students and their futures, and, ultimately, the way we see ourselves and those around us. Last Boat Out of Shanghai brings a poignant personal angle to the experiences of refugees then and, by extension, today. "Zia's portraits are compassionate and heartbreaking, and they are, ultimately, the universal story of many families who leave their homeland as refugees and find less-than-welcoming circumstances on the other side."--Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
034552232x
ISBN-13
9780345522320
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038262682
Product Key Features
Book Title
Last Boat Out of Shanghai : the Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, Asia / China
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
31.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds777.542.Z53 2019
Reviews
"I have long been an admirer of Helen Zia's writing and scholarship, but Last Boat Out of Shanghai is at a whole new level. It's a true page-turner. Zia has proven once again that history is something that happens to real people. I stayed up late reading night after night, because I wanted to know what would happen to Benny, Ho, Bing, Annuo, and their friends and families." --Lisa See, author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane "Zia's portraits are compassionate and heartbreaking, and they are, ultimately, the universal story of many families who leave their homeland as refugees and find less-than-welcoming circumstances on the other side. I read with a personal hunger to know the political and personal exigencies that led to those now-or-never decisions, for they mirror the story of my own mother, who also left on virtually the last boat out of Shanghai." --Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club "A true tale of wartime savagery and difficult moral choices, rich in sweep and detail, this compelling saga is a Chinese Dr. Zhivago ." --James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers "Gripping, magisterial, ambitious, and intimate, Last Boat Out of Shanghai not only depicts a cataclysmic century as it was lived and felt by four very different people, it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way. What a tour de force!" --Gish Jen, author of The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap " Last Boat Out of Shanghai deftly weaves together the stories of Chinese displaced by political turmoil into a tapestry that celebrates human determination, resilience, and ingenuity." --Stella Dong, author of Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City "Impeccably researched and beautifully crafted . . . Zia offers a warmly human perspective on one of the most wrenching political transitions of the twentieth century." --Elizabeth J. Perry, Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government at Harvard University and director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute "War, foreign occupation, revolution, counterrevolution, exile, and new lives: the worst and best times of a remarkable population. Helen Zia tells their stories with clarity, understanding, and empathy. . . . Unforgettable and moving." --Gordon H. Chang, professor of history and Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities, Stanford University, "I have long been an admirer of Helen Zia's writing and scholarship, but Last Boat Out of Shanghai is at a whole new level. It's a true page-turner, which isn't something that's often said about nonfiction. Zia has proven once again that history is something that happens to real people. Money, chance, fate, and destiny play their parts too. I stayed up late reading night after night, because I wanted to know what would happen to Benny, Ho, Bing, Annuo, and their friends and families. We all know that real life is stranger than fiction. An action that on the surface looks like a good one can send you down a disastrous path, while sometimes a mistake can bring triumph. These are choices that refugees around the world continue to make today, which helps to make this book relevant in addition to being such a compelling good read."-- New York Times bestselling author Lisa See "Gripping, magisterial, ambitious, and intimate, Last Boat Out of Shanghai not only depicts a cataclysmic century as it was lived and felt by four very different people, it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way. What a tour de force! I could not put it down."-- Gish Jen, author of The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap "Much has been written by and about the diaspora from war-ravaged Europe during World War II, but accounts of those who fled China's postwar turbulence are rare. Helen Zia remedies this lack in a book that makes the experience of those who fled Asia's most vibrant city both accessible and emotionally compelling. Last Boat Out of Shanghai deftly weaves together the stories of Chinese people displaced by political turmoil into a mosaic that celebrates human determination, resilience, and ingenuity."-- Stella Dong, author of Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2018-036197
Dewey Decimal
951.04/2
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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