We Served the People by Emei Burell

We Served the People by Emei Burell

A collection of moving stories passed from mother to daughter recounting life during China s Cultural Revolution. In China, an entire generation s most formative years took place in remote rural areas when city-kids were sent to the countryside to become rusticated youth and partake in Mao s mandated Great Leap Forward. Debut cartoonist Emei Burell breathes new life into the stories her mother shared with her of growing up during mid-1960s Communist China. In an inspiring tale, her mother recounts how she ended up as one of the few truck-driving women during the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside movement, which sought to increase agricultural outreach and spur social and ideological change amongst youth. Burell s stunning illustrations honor her mother s courage, strength, and determination during a decade of tremendous political upheaval, where millions of lives were lost, and introduces us to a young Burell in a new era of self-discovery.

Emei Burell is a Swedish cartoonist and illustrator. In 2017, she released her first graphic novel, a historical biography set in China during the Cultural Revolution, in Sweden. Her art has also appeared in Adventure Time Comics, Hip Hop Family Tree, Studygroupcomics, and a number of Swedish, Danish, UK, and Chilean periodicals.

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ISBN 13	9781684155040
ISBN 10	1684155045
Titel	We Served the People
Autor	Emei Burell
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Archaia Studios Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2020-05-28
Seitenanzahl	160
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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