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

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor Quanta Professor of Chinese Culture and Professor of Theater Arts! MIT 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 Voices Carry is the riveting 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 durin

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Authors Claire Conceison, Ying Ruocheng, Ying Conceison Ruocheng, Ruocheng Ying, Ruocheng Conceison Ying
Publisher Rowman and Littlefield
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 17.10.2008
 
EAN 9780742555556
ISBN 978-0-7425-5555-6
No. of pages 286
Series Asian Voices
Asian Voices (Paperback)
Asian Voices
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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