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Eating Grass, Drinking Wine / Liyan Liu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liu, Liyan, 1958 April 17-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liu, Liyan, 1958 April 17-.
- Liu, Liyan.
- China--Social conditions--1949-.
- China.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lahnham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book tells the story of Liu's life under Mao and her subsequent struggle to achieve a better life in America. It sheds light on the monumental changes Chinese society experienced in the last century.
- Contents:
- Part I Eating Grass
- Chapter 1 Burning Down the House p. 3
- Chapter 2 Red Paper Flowers p. 13
- Chapter 3 I'm Leaving s p. 25
- Chapter 4 The Little Match-Seller p. 37
- Chapter 5 Poison Ivy p. 41
- Chapter 6 A Drop of Blood p. 47
- Chapter 7 A Single Plank p. 61
- Part II Drinking Wine
- Chapter 8 A Touch of Elegance p. 69
- Chapter 9 A Raincoat Made of Straw p. 77
- Chapter 10 The Pride of Heaven p. 87
- Chapter 11 A Wild, Vast Moor p. 93
- Chapter 12 Guardian Angel p. 103
- Chapter 13 Guests in this World p. 115.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 03, 2021).
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780761872467
- 0761872469
- Publisher Number:
- 99987064724
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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