Voices Carry - Behind Bars and Backstage During China''s Revolution and Reform

Informationen zum Autor By Ying Ruocheng and Claire Conceison Klappentext Voices Carry is the moving autobiography of one of China's most prominent citizens of the twentieth century. Beginning with his imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution, Ying Ruocheng's narrative takes us through unexpectedly amusing adventures during his incarceration before flashing back to his childhood and the legacy of his elite Manchu Catholic family. An internationally renowned actor, director, and translator, Ying also held a high government post as vice minister of culture before and during the events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Detailing his experiences in the 1930s and 1940s during China's civil war and revolution, as well as his theatrical work in the reform era_episodes ranging from his partnership with Arthur Miller on Death of a Salesman to his roles in the films The Last Emperor and Little Buddha_Ying Ruocheng's memoir provides a rare glimpse behind the scenes of contemporary Chinese culture and politics. Zusammenfassung An autobiography of one of China's most prominent citizens of the twentieth century. Beginning with his imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution! it takes us through unexpectedly amusing adventures.

List of contents

Introduction
Part I: The Adventures of Prison Life
Chapter 1: My First Year Behind Bars
Chapter 2: The Prison at Jixian
Part II: Family History and Early Education
Chapter 3: The Ying Legacy
Chapter 4: A Princely Childhood
Part III: Professional Life in Arts and Politics
Chapter 5: My Stage Career
Chapter 6: Cultural Diplomacy
Epilogue

About the author

By Ying Ruocheng and Claire Conceison

Product details

• Authors: Claire Conceison, Ying Ruocheng, Ying Conceison Ruocheng, Ying/ Conceison Ruocheng, Ruocheng Ying, Ruocheng Conceison Ying
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2008
• EAN: 9780742555549
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5554-9
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Hardcover); Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education