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My Old Home: A Novel of Exile - Hardcover By Schell, Orville - Very Good
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780593315811
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0593315812
ISBN-13
9780593315811
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27050070251
Product Key Features
Book Title
My Old Home : a Novel of Exile
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Literary, Asian American
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2 in
Item Weight
31.9 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-021047
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Absorbing, perceptive, heartbreaking, Orville Schell's epic novel is a devastatingly true and moving portrait of what two generations of educated Chinese have experienced through the ordeal of the revolution and throes of reform. It is also a meditation on exile that plumbed, with rueful humor, the existential dilemma of living "in-between" China and America, a paean to the "cultural mongrels" who, in their search and struggle for belonging and dignity, are aided by the transcendental power of music."-- Jianying Zha, author of Tide Players, "Absorbing, perceptive, heartbreaking, Orville Schell's epic novel is a devastatingly true and moving portrait of what two generations of educated Chinese have experienced through the ordeal of the revolution and throes of reform. It is also a meditation on exile that plumbed, with rueful humor, the existential dilemma of living "in-between" China and America, a paean to the "cultural mongrels" who, in their search and struggle for belonging and dignity, are aided by the transcendental power of music."-- Jianying Zha, author of Tide Players "Schell has put a lifetime of hope, sorrow, and wisdom about China into this remarkable book. The result is an epic and deeply moving story that few other people could have written." -- Adam Hochschild, author of Rebel Cinderella "A dazzling novel that is sweeping in its historical canvas and intimate in its psychological insights. The gripping narrative paints a granular, searing portrait of China under Communist rule, lived through magnetic characters and indelible scenes. Schell is an elegant craftsman, renowned scholar, and a virtuoso. The result is a splendid mosaic which deeply moves and informs the reader, evoking both the distinct and the universal." -- Winston Lord, former US Ambassador to China
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
A uniquely experienced observer of China gives us a sweeping historical novel that takes us on a journey from the rise of Mao Zedong in 1949 to the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989, as a father and his son are swept away by a relentless series of devastating events. It's 1950, and pianist Li Tongshu is one of the few Chinese to have graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Engaged to a Chinese-American violinist who is the daughter of a missionary father and a Shanghai-born mother, Li Tongshu is drawn not just by Mao's grand promise to "build a new China" but also by the enthusiasm of many other Chinese artists and scientists living abroad, who take hope in Mao's promise of a rejuvenated China. And so when the recently established Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing offers Li Tongshu a teaching position, he leaves San Francisco and returns home with his new wife. But instead of being allowed to teach, Li Tongshu is plunged into Mao's manic revolution, which becomes deeply distrustful of his Western education and his American wife. It's not long before his son, Little Li, also gets caught up in the maelstrom of political and ideological upheaval that ends up not only savaging the Li family but, ultimately, destroying the essential fabric of Chinese society.
LC Classification Number
PS3619.C34755M9 2021
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