Snow Falling in Spring Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution

by Li, Moying

• ISBN13: 9780312608675
• ISBN10: 0312608675
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-16
• Publisher: Square Fish
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Summary

This inspiring memoir follows Moying Li from age 12 to 22, illuminating a complex, dark time in China's history as it tells the compelling story of one girl's difficult but determined coming-of-age during the Cultural Revolution. Photos.

Author Biography

MOYING LI, one of the first students to leave China for study abroad after the Cultural Revolution, came to the United States in 1980 on a full scholarship from Swarthmore College. She holds an M.A., an M.B.A., and a Ph.D. She lives in Boston and Beijing. Learn more about Moying Li at www.moyingli.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Prologue	p. xv
The Great Leap	p. 3
Starvation	p. 13
Lao Lao and Lao Ye	p. 22
The Gathering Storm	p. 42
Home No More	p. 61
House Search	p. 78
Mongolian Melody	p. 86
Secret Reading Club	p. 98
Coming of Age	p. 109
Hunan Mummy	p. 116
A Life Assigned	p. 122
Temple of the Sun	p. 129
The Awakening	p. 140
Turning Point	p. 151
Epilogue	p. 165
A Chronology	p. 166
Glossary	p. 169
Acknowledgments	p. 174
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