Illustrated with black and white photographs. 23 cm. XV, 448 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers, gift inscription signed by the author on title page.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Mao's Last Dancer.

Publisher

Viking Books, Camberwell

Publication Date

2003

Language

English

ISBN 10

067004024X

ISBN 13

9780670040247

Binding

paperback

Edition

Reprint.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

Signed

Signed by author

Seller catalogs

biography and autobiography

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RO60137839. MAO'S LAST DANCER. 2003. In-8. Broch�. Bon �tat, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Int�rieur acceptable. 444 pages. Illustr� de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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[A] fascinating memoir told simply but passionately, with subtle humor and unguarded emotion. The Houston Chronicle
Mix Billy Elliot with Torn Curtain and you ll have some of the tale in very broad outline well-paced full of adventures. Kirkus Reviews

Fascinating reading unfolds with honesty, humor, and a quiet dignity. This book has wide appeal, for it concerns not only a dancer s coming of age in a turbulent time but also individual strength, self-discovery, and the triumph of the human spirit. Library Journal
The facts of his life are astonishing on their own, but what makes Li Cunxin s engrossing autobiography so captivating is his enthusiastic retelling of every twist and turn. Vogue (Australia)"

-[A] fascinating memoir...told simply but passionately, with subtle humor and unguarded emotion.---The Houston Chronicle
-Mix Billy Elliot with Torn Curtain and you'll have some of the tale in very broad outline...well-paced...full of adventures.---Kirkus Reviews

-Fascinating reading...unfolds with honesty, humor, and a quiet dignity. This book has wide appeal, for it concerns not only a dancer's coming of age in a turbulent time but also individual strength, self-discovery, and the triumph of the human spirit.---Library Journal
-The facts of his life are astonishing on their own, but what makes Li Cunxin's engrossing autobiography so captivating is his enthusiastic retelling of every twist and turn.---Vogue (Australia)

"[A] fascinating memoir...told simply but passionately, with subtle humor and unguarded emotion."--The Houston Chronicle

"Mix Billy Elliot with Torn Curtain and you'll have some of the tale in very broad outline...well-paced...full of adventures."--Kirkus Reviews

"Fascinating reading...unfolds with honesty, humor, and a quiet dignity. This book has wide appeal, for it concerns not only a dancer's coming of age in a turbulent time but also individual strength, self-discovery, and the triumph of the human spirit."--Library Journal

"The facts of his life are astonishing on their own, but what makes Li Cunxin's engrossing autobiography so captivating is his enthusiastic retelling of every twist and turn."--Vogue (Australia)

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