Grandparents and great-grandparents of today sum up in their own words the vast changes China's people have encountered over a century. Hear from people who have lived through war and civil war, persecution, invasion, revolution, famine, modernization and Westernization. Meet everyday heroes in their 70s, 80s and 90s: an herb seller, retired teachers, a 'double-gun woman', Red Guards, oil pioneers, an acrobat, a naval general, taxi drivers, and more.
By Xinran, Hardcover, English, 434 pages, 9.5"x6.4"
