- Intellectual life, Personal narratives, Scholars, Biography
In contemporary China, the Cultural Revolution remains a delicate topic, little discussed, but if a Chinese citizen has read one book on the subject, it is likely to be Ji's memoir.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemplative.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Xianlin Ji
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 188
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781590179260
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