Synopsis
An exploration of the history and cultural practice of footbinding in China reveals the traditions that contributed to and surrounded its thousand-year enforcement, as well as its related literature, music, contests, and rewards.
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Review
Wang Ping writes with passion and an understanding strengthened by the female experience. This is a rich, necessary, and invaluable book. Ha Jin, author of Waiting
Impeccable . [A] house of Chinese wonders . Wang takes on a giant storehouse of subject matter and glides through its labyrinthine corridors in fluid, often intuitive moves . Fascinating. San Francisco Bay Guardian
Eloquently and thoroughly documents a custom that for 1,000 years symbolized not only attractiveness, but gentility, virtue and high status . [Wang Ping] peels back the layers of fear, desire and social climbing like so many lotus petals. Star Tribune (Minneapolis)"
"Wang Ping writes with passion and an understanding strengthened by the female experience. This is a rich, necessary, and invaluable book."-Ha Jin, author of Waiting
About the Author
Wang Ping's books include American Visa, a collection of short stories; Foreign Devil, a novel; and Of Flesh and Spirit, a collection of poetry. Born in Shanghai, she holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from New York University and teaches creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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