Our Story A Memoir of Love and Life in China

A graphic memoir like no other: the true story of a marriage in China that spanned the twentieth century, told in vibrant, original paintings and prose.WINNER OF AN ENGLISH PEN AWARDRao Pingru was a twenty-six-year-old soldier when he first saw the beautiful Mao Meitang. One glimpse of her through a window as she put on lipstick was enough to capture Pingru's heart. It was a moment that sparked a union that would last almost sixty years.But when Meitang passed away in 2008, Pingru realised that their marriage and all the small moments and memories of a life together, would be lost to history. And so at the age of eighty-eight, in an outpouring of love and grief, Pingru began to paint.Our Story is a memorial to Pingru and Meitang's epic romance, told through Pingru's exquisitely detailed paintings and handwritten notes. We see Pingru and Meitang through the decades, through both poverty and good fortune, and as they grow so too does China: the nation undergoing political turmoil and seismic cultural change. A tale both tragic and inspiring, of enduring love and simple values, Our Story is an old-fashioned romance that unfolds within the rush of a rapidly changing nation. A love letter, a work of folk art and a historical testament, Our Story is a truly unique graphic memoir.'A beautifully warm, personal, human story of life, love and family' Forbidden Planet

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rao Pingru
• Con la collaborazione di: Nicky Harman (Traduzione), Nicky (Translator) Harman (Traduzione), Harman Nicky (Traduzione)
• Editore: Square Peg
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.05.2018
• Categoria: Saggistica; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari
• EAN: 9781910931752
• ISBN: 978-1-910931-75-2
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 16.8 x 21.3 x 3 cm
• Categorie: Comedy, China, Vietnam, Diary, food, Coming of age, Art History, Culture, Feminism, Society, Relationships, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, True stories, biography, Marriage, Asia, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, Chick Lit, 20th Century, Philosophy, Memoirs, Inspirational, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / China, Graphic Novels, Autobiography, Cold War, India, Military, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, School, Chinese, Dating, relationships, living together & marriage, WWII, Collection, True Story, Jewish, Asian History, Graphic Novels: Literary & Memoirs, comic books, autobiographies, asian romance, graphic novels for adults, graphic novels for kids, Graphic novels for teens, picture books for adults, after graphic non-fiction, horror graphic non-fiction, die graphic non-fiction, western non-fiction, dc graphic non-fiction