The Good Women Of China by Xinran
For eight groundbreaking years, Xinran presented a radio programme in China during which she invited women to call in and talk about themselves.
These are stories that must be read * Amy Tan *
This is a book from deep in the heart of ChinaAs shocking as it is revealing... An extraordinary and eye-opening read * Jon Snow *
Xinran's "Good Women of China" are all strong, strikingly resourceful characters who offer unforgettable insights into the past and present of Chinese women's lives * The Times *
The Good Women of China demands attention * Observer *
[Xinran] writes compassionately but unsentimentally, dramatising the stories like gripping fiction * Daily Mail *
This is a book from deep in the heart of ChinaAs shocking as it is revealing... An extraordinary and eye-opening read * Jon Snow *
Xinran's "Good Women of China" are all strong, strikingly resourceful characters who offer unforgettable insights into the past and present of Chinese women's lives * The Times *
The Good Women of China demands attention * Observer *
[Xinran] writes compassionately but unsentimentally, dramatising the stories like gripping fiction * Daily Mail *
Xinran was born in Beijing in 1958 and was a successful journalist and radio presenter in China. In 1997 she moved to London, where she began work on her seminal book about Chinese women's lives, The Good Women of China. Since then she has written a regular column for the Guardian; appeared frequently on radio and TV and has published the acclaimed Sky Burial; the novel Miss Chopsticks; the groundbreaking book of oral history China Witness; a book of her Guardian columns called What the Chinese Don't Eat and Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother, about mothers and their lost daughters. She lives in London but travels regularly to China.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099440789 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099440784 |
| Title | The Good Women Of China |
| Author | Xinran |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize - Non-Fiction 2002 |
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