Mao's Last Dancer

Informationen zum Autor Li Cunxin Klappentext The true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who, plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the world's greatest ballet stars. Simply told, with charm, humour and compassion and at times, great drama. His childhood, despite the terrible hardships, is drawn with love and affection and contrasts starkly with the seven lonely years of gruelling training at the Peking Dance Academy. At the age of 18, Li performs at the Houston Ballet school in the US, which leads to his dramatic defection. This is a condensed edition, specially for younger readers, and has an Afterword especially for children. Zusammenfassung Tells the true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who, plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the world's greatest ballet stars.

Product details

• Authors: Li Cunxin, Cunxin Li, Cunxin Li, Li Cunxin
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 14
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.07.2006
• EAN: 9780141320861
• ISBN: 978-0-14-132086-1
• No. of pages: 333
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Puffin Paperbacks
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / General, Interest age: from c 10 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction