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About the Author

Kang Zhengguo teaches Chinese language and literature at Yale University.

Inclui os nomes: Z Kang, Zhengguo Kang

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Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1944
Sexo
male

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When it comes to tales of life under communism, narratives of soul-killing repression, the most-read and most-heard ones deal with experiences in the former Soviet Union. From Arthur Koestler’s fictional "Darkness at Noon" and Solzhenitsyn’s "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," to news stories of the repression of scientists like Andrei Sakharov and over-the-top Hollywood treatments in the 1980s, we’re familiar with that genre.

From China, however, we’ve heard far less. Sire, we have a picture of pre-war China in Pearl S. Buck’s "The Good Earth." And we have Bertolucci's evocative treatment in the movie "The Last Emperor." But these are views from the outside. Where is the view from the inside? Where is a Chinese writer to stand with Solzhenitsyn and Pasternak?

For your consideration, I’d like to suggest Kang Zhengguo’s autobiographical Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China as a strong contender.

Read more here: https://www.whynotlibertarianism.com/confessions-kang-zhengguo.html
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Cicero | 1 outra resenha | Jun 22, 2022 |
Full review: ( http://bachlab.balbach.net/coolread4.html#confessions ) in summary: one of the most memorable and honest biographies I've read, a personal experience of China's Communist revolutions.
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Stbalbach | 1 outra resenha | Jul 23, 2007 |

Estatísticas

Obras
3
Membros
84
Popularidade
#216,911
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
2
ISBNs
6
Idiomas
2

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