Sydney Shapiro (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. San Francisco, 1989; illustrated paper covers; French flaps; edge and corner wear; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 112 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

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paperback. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Significant water stain affecting upper margins of pages; age-toning throughout; a good reading copy nonetheless.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Edition. The dust jacket has minor wear, has light scuffing on the top edge and two small pieces missing from the spine's top edge. The edges of the book have light wear and spotting. 561 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).…

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San Francisco 1993, Cypress Press. Red boards, NEW copy,216P 16p. photos, photo of Dr. Hatem with Mao, dust jacket in mylar protector, excellent, clean & tight copy. * THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED COPY * FIRST AMERICAN EDITION *** *** *** . . . A RARE AUTHOR'S SIGNED COPY . . WITH PHOTO OF DR. HAIDE AND CHAIRMAN MAO ON THE DUSTJACKE . . * This is the one and only biography of Ma Haide's fifty years in China. Written by his best friend and fellow American expatriate, Shapiro knew him for over forty years. . * Dr. Ma worked tirelessly in China from about 1940's he accomplished much medically to help the Chinese overcome illness. . * For his efforts, he was awarded the prestigious Lasker Public Service Award and they stating: "Dr. Ma's contributions can be compared in importance to the eradication of yellow fever and the bubonic plague." . * THE AUTHOR: . THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL HISTORY: 50 YEARS IN CHINA Sidney Shapiro pinyin: Sha Bóli, (born December 23, 1915) is an American-born Chinese author and translator who has lived in China since 1947. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is of Jewish ethnicity. He resides in Beijing, and is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Council. He is one of very few naturalized citizens of the PRC. . Shapiro has held citizenship of the People's Republic of China since 1963, before the Cultural Revolution. He is a member of the People's Political Consultative Conference, a governmental assembly of the PRC which ostensibly provides a forum for input from non-Communist political organizations. . Personal history Shapiro's connections with China began during the World War II, when he was serving in the United States armed forces. He was chosen to learn Chinese by the United States Army in preparation for a possible American landing in Japanese-occupied China. After attaining a law degree in the US, he went to China, arriving in Shanghai in 1947. There, he met his future wife, an actress named Fengzi (Phoenix), who was a supporter of the Communist Party of China prior to its ascent to power. Beginning in the Cultural Revolution, she spent 10 years under house arrest for her opposition to Mao's wife, Jiang Qing. She later became one of the most prominent drama critics in the People's Republic. . * For nearly 50 years, he was employed by the state-run Foreign Languages Press (FLP) as a translator of works of Chinese literature. He is most well known for his highly regarded English version of Outlaws of the Marsh, one of the most important classics of Chinese literature. FLP recently reissued Shapiro's translation as part of a bilingual collection called Library of Chinese Classics. . HIS WRITINGS: Works Jews in Old China -Studies by Chinese Scholars, a comprehensive collection of translations of papers by Chinese scholars about the ancient Kaifeng Jews and other Jewish papers by various Chinese scholars, and papers on Jewish-Chinese interaction 1997: My China: The Metamorphosis of a Country and a Man, previously available mainly in China, has been reissued as "I Chose China" (Hippocrene Books) Translations Shi Nai'an, Outlaws of the Marsh Ba Jin, The Family (1933) Mao Dun, The Shop of the Lin Family & Spring Silkworms Deng Rong "Deng Xiaoping and the Cultural Revolution --a Daughter Recalls the Critical Years". . *** REFERENCE..…