posted by 华金 on November 18, 2014 | 4 comments
Does anyone know if this book has been or will be translated into Chinese? I'm looking for a Chinese translation of it (traditional or simplified both okay).If anyone hasn't read it by the way, and is interested in reading about the Great Leap Forward, I hugely recommend it.I've already read it in Engilsh but would like to read it in Chinese is possible.I know the book is banned in the mainland, but with Taiwan, Hong Kong and overseas 华人 there should still be a market for a translated version I imagine.
lingxiatian on November 28, 2014 | reply
Have you read "Mao, the unknown story" by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday? It deals with that period too. I don't know if it's been translated into Chinese, but I bought my English copy in Hong Kong. It's banned on the Mainland, of course.
I haven't read it, but I've heard a lot about it, so I would love to dig into it! I'm going to Hong Kong for a couple of days on Monday, so who knows?! Is that the one about written by his personal doctor?By the way, here are a couple of other great recomendations: The Rape of Nanking (Iris Chang), and Factory Girls (Leslie Chang).The Rape of Nanking is the most heartbreaking and depressing historical account I've ever read, but I think is also a must-read for anyone, whether intersted in China or not, particularly due to the lack of attention that the massacre has received outside of China.Factory Girls is a book which challenged lots of my notions about factory workers. It's incredibly informative, has a great narrative and is both fun and intersting to read. Usually the books that we selectively choose end up simply reinforcing our already-held beliefs, but this is one of the only books that actually forced me to reevaluate the way I think about the themes presented in it. Hugely recommend it!