Mao's Last Dancer Hardcover - 2004
by Cunxin, Li
- Used
An 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.
In 1961, three years of Mao's Great Leap Forward-along with three years of poor harvests-had left a rural China suffering terribly from disease and deprivation. Li Cunxin, his parents' sixth son, lived in a small house with twenty of his relatives and, along with the rest of his family, subsisted for years on the verge of starvation. But when he was eleven years old, Madame Mao decided to revive the Peking Dance Academy, and sent her men into the countryside searching for children to attend.
Chosen on the basis of his physique alone, Li Cunxin was taken from his family and sent to the city for rigorous training. What follows is the story of how a small, terrified, lonely boy became one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world. One part Falling Leaves, one part Billy Eliot, Mao's Last Dancer is an unforgettable memoir of hope and courage.
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- Title Mao's Last Dancer
- Author Cunxin, Li
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 451
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2004-03-30
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4112058-6
- ISBN 9780399150968 / 039915096X
- Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.53 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 3.89 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Li, Cunxin, Ballet dancers - China
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003047199
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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