The House of Yan by Lan Yan
Through the sweeping cultural and historical transformations of China, entrepreneur Lan Yan traces her familys history through early 20th Century to present day. The history of the Yan family is inseparable from the history of China over the last century.
“A powerful memoir… A thoughtful, astute narrative that helps Western readers understand the rise of the new China from the ashes of terror” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "[A] comprehensive debut memoir… Yan expertly captures a tumultuous period in this smart, colorful family history." — Publishers Weekly "A touching, essential account for anyone interested in 20th-century Chinese history and highly recommended for fans of personal family memoir." — Library Journal (starred review) "Some of the most arresting passages are about the warmth of family life: homely activities like pickling cabbages together or cooking dumplings. You can almost smell the fragrant steam, and what happens when the familiar, the commonplace, is stripped away and existence loses all logic with book burnings, head shavings, ransackings and meaningless cruelties . . . . For its personal insights and universal warnings about what humans are capable of, both good and bad, Yan’s readable and touching memoir of her family deserves to be told, and she tells it well." — Washington Post
Lan Yan was not allowed to enter higher education because her Communist family had been designated as counter-revolutionaries. In 1969, she was sent to a re-education camp in Henan, where her mother had been for a year. In 1977, the year after the Cultural Revolution ended, she enrolled at university. Exceptionally motivated, she was awarded grants to study at the most prestigious universities in Europe and the United States. In 1991, she joined the Gide Loyrette Nouel law firm based in Paris and became the first foreign woman to make partner. In 1998, she returned to China to run the firm's Beijing office. In 2011, Lan Yan joined Lazard as managing director to lead its Chinese activities. Today, she is the vice chairman of investment banking of Lazard and the chairman and CEO of Lazard Greater China (Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780062899811 |
| ISBN 10 | 0062899813 |
| Title | The House of Yan |
| Author | Lan Yan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2020-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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