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.
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华金 on November 24, 2014 | reply
Thanks a lot, dapper45. That's great!
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.
华金 on November 28, 2014 | reply
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!