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Anchee Min

Forfatter af Kejserinde Orkide

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Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labor collective, where after a number of years a talent scout recruited her for Madame Mao's Shanghai Film Studio. Her highly acclaimed memoir, "Red Azalea," was named a New York Times Notable Book and was an international vis mere bestseller, with rights sold in twenty countries. Min lives in California with her husband and daughter. She will be featured at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2015 program. (Publisher Provided) vis mindre

Omfatter også følgende navne: Achee Min, Min Anchee, Anchee Minn

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Værker af Anchee Min

Kejserinde Orkide (2004) 2,216 eksemplarer
Røde Azalea (1994) 1,449 eksemplarer
Madame Mao (2001) 973 eksemplarer
Den sidste kejserinde (2007) 888 eksemplarer
Pearl of China (2010) 735 eksemplarer
Wild Ginger (2004) 418 eksemplarer
Katherine (1995) 325 eksemplarer
The Cooked Seed: A Memoir (2013) 216 eksemplarer
මැඩම් මාඕ (2019) 1 eksemplar

Associated Works

This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (2004) — Bidragyder — 159 eksemplarer
Granta 39: The Body (1992) — Bidragyder — 105 eksemplarer
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction (1999) — Bidragyder — 78 eksemplarer
The Good Parts: The Best Erotic Writing in Modern Fiction (2000) — Bidragyder — 34 eksemplarer
The Concubine Saga (2012) — Forord, nogle udgaver9 eksemplarer

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I have read a few memoirs and novels of the Cultural Revolution but this one was very unique. She started as very much believing in the cause and then you see her faith chipped away as the cruelty of those involved takes away so much she finds dear. The writing is very powerful, even though it is quite simple at times. I think I was most struck by how absolutely horribly people can behave when in a situation either where they have a great deal of power or must not step outside the defined norms. It made me think alot about how quickly a society can fall apart.… (mere)
 
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amyem58 | 27 andre anmeldelser | Sep 6, 2023 |
This is an intense story about a young girl growing up in the cultural revolution during Maoist China. It shows her struggles, her passions, her convictions, and how she made decisions in tandem with the passions of youth. These experiences were likely similar to ones many people experienced in this place and time. At times, the story feels a little slow, but it picks up towards the end.
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Griffin_Reads | 4 andre anmeldelser | Jul 15, 2023 |
En los últimos años de la China de Mao nada escapaba al control de un Estado paranoico: la belleza inspiraba desconfianza y el amor podía ser castigado con la muerte. En Azalea roja, Anchee Min narra sus turbulentos años de formación en este mundo opresivo: desde su condena a trabajar como campesina en un campo de reeducación por sus ansias de libertad y sus amores lésbicos, hasta su milagrosa redención gracias a la participación en la versión cinematográfica de una de las óperas políticas de Madame Mao.… (mere)
 
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Natt90 | 27 andre anmeldelser | Mar 17, 2023 |
China, principios del siglo XX. La historia de dos mujeres, una occidental y una oriental, cuya amistad inquebrantable superó pasiones, tragedias y la separación.

Inspirada en la vida de la premio Nobel de Literatura Pearl S. Buck.

La pequeña ciudad de Chinkiang, al sur de China, es el marco que verá florecer la amistad entre dos niñas de orígenes muy distintos: Sauce, perteneciente a una desahuciada familia china y Pearl, hija de misioneros cristianos, una niña decidida que ansía integrarse a toda costa. Con el paso de los años, esta amistad continuará fortaleciéndose a pesar de las difíciles circunstancias políticas y personales en las que se ven envueltas. La guerra civil entre los nacionalistas y los comunistas, y la ascensión de la Revolución Cultural y de Mao al poder, acabarán obligando a la familia de Pearl a regresar a Estados Unidos, pero ni siquiera esta circunstancia logrará debilitar una amistad que será capaz de superar todas las barreras.

Inspirada en la vida real de Pearl S. Buck, La perla de China retrata admirablemente la figura de esta mujer occidental apasionada y llena de coraje, que supo amar y retratar como nadie la China campesina y los grandes avatares históricos, desde la caída del último emperador hasta la de Mao.
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fewbach | 87 andre anmeldelser | Feb 16, 2023 |

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