*A remarkable first novel that chronicles the emotional and psychological awakening of a disaffected Chinese girl during the unrest of Tiananmen Square*Lili grows up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, watching while her parents are branded as disreputable intellectuals. When they are sent out of Beijing for 're-education', Lili accompanies them and endures her own humiliations. Whatever idealism she may have had is thwarted by the oppression of daily life - she is paralyzed by cynicism, indifference, and self-loathing. ...
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*A remarkable first novel that chronicles the emotional and psychological awakening of a disaffected Chinese girl during the unrest of Tiananmen Square*Lili grows up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, watching while her parents are branded as disreputable intellectuals. When they are sent out of Beijing for 're-education', Lili accompanies them and endures her own humiliations. Whatever idealism she may have had is thwarted by the oppression of daily life - she is paralyzed by cynicism, indifference, and self-loathing. But when the decades of smouldering anger and resentment borne by ordinary people suddenly ignite in 1989 in Tiananmen Square, Lili comes powerfully awake to a political and personal understanding she might never have been able to achieve otherwise. Herself noted as a 'young hooligan' and recently set free from prison, Lili embarks on an affair with an American who has a very different view of China to her, and prepares to stand, with her peers, in defiance before her oppressors.Written with a bracing rawness and immediacy, LILI bears sharp-eyed witness to historical events by telling a story whose psychological and emotional veracity is both irrefutable and utterly compelling.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of Lili: a Novel of Tiananmen Square to cart. $196.08, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Macmillan.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.