In 1994, Xinran met a woman whose story was so extraordinary, it came to obsess her. Of all the Chinese women that Xinran had interviewed for her radio programme (famous in China for its discussion of women's lives), Shu Wen had endured things far beyond the imagination of most people. For over thirty years, she had wandered the empty, silent mountains of north Tibet in search of her husband, a Chinese soldier who was missing in action. She had gone there in the 1950s as a young woman in her prime; she had returned to China grey-haired and utterly changed by her experiences. Shu Wen's life story, brilliantly recreated by Xinran, gives a unique, moving and unforgettable insight into the landscape, religion and nomads of Tibet. At the same time it illuminates the complex and emotional relationship between the Tibetans and Chinese, uncovering the history that lies behind it. But, above all, this is an epic love story - the tale of a woman who adored her husband so much, she gave up everything she knew to travel thousands of miles to one of the most intimidating countries in the world.

Sky Burial

Biographies & Memoirs

Xue, Xinran

Community & Culture

Random House UK Ltd.

The story of a family in modern China with a history of deceit, betrayal and political intrigue, and the communist party's long shadow over them, from the Cultural Revolution to today. Following the lives of military intelligence officer Jie and his wife Moon, The Book of Secrets weaves recently found material into a narrative that not only illuminates the shadowy world of intelligence in China, but also the emotional tragedies that political extremism inflicted on those working within. Drawing on Jie's own vivid biography of his youth, Xinran pieces together his trajectory as he joins the great hope of the Chinese young - the Communist Party - and becomes a loyal cadre until the late 1970s when, as a chief in the security forces, he makes a decision that will poison his family against him. This is a totally unique behind-the-scenes account of a family torn apart by the Tiananmen Square massacre and the attempts of Jie to finally open up the Chinese system to the people, pieced together from an extraordinary archive of personal diaries and letters.

The Book of Secrets: A Personal History of Betrayal in Red China

History

Asia

Bloomsbury Continuum

The Promise: Tales of Love and Loss in China

The Promise: Love and Loss in Modern China

Bloomsbury Caravel

Un revelador testimonio sobre el día a día de las mujeres en China.En 1989, con los primeros indicios de apertura del régimen comunista chino, la periodista Xinran Xue inició un programa radiofónico en el que invitaba a las mujeres chinas a hablar de sus experiencias personales. El libro es una recopilación de esos testimon

Nacer Mujer En China/ Born a Woman in China: Las Voces Silenciadas/ the Silenced Voices (Fuera de coleccion) (Spanish Edition)

Planeta Publishing

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