- Politics and government, Social conditions, China, biography
De schrijfster werd geboren in Canada als dochter van welgestelde Chinese ouders en groeide Engelstalig op. In 1972 vertrok ze als overtuigend maoïste naar China, waar ze tijdens de Culturele Revolutie (1966-1978) een van de twee eerste buitenlandse studentes was op Peking Universiteit.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Jan Wong
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 405
- Publisher
- Doubleday/Anchor Books, Anchor, Poema Pocket
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, Dutch
- ISBN
- 9789021007021
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