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- catalog abstract "In this exquisite memoir, novelist Guanlong Cao sketches the tales of growing up in Shanghai during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution. Forced to the bottom of the Chinese society as "class enemies" because Cao's father was a petty landlord, his family eked out a meager existence in a cramped attic in a tiny corner of Shanghai. Through the eyes of a child growing into a young man, we observe the tenderness, the tragedy, and even the humor of daily life: the endless quest for enough food, children's games and fantasies, sexual stirrings, exile to the countryside, imprisonment, sickness, old age, and death. Political upheavals flicker across the background, occasionally intruding into the lives of this ordinary - and yet utterly extraordinary - family. Reminiscent of the concise style of classical Chinese memoirs, Cao's lean, elegant prose heightens the emotional intensity of his story. Perceptive and humorous, his voice is deeply original. It is a voice that demands to be heard - for the historical moment it captures as well as for the personal revelations it distills.".
- catalog contributor b9050546.
- catalog coverage "China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 Personal narratives.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "In this exquisite memoir, novelist Guanlong Cao sketches the tales of growing up in Shanghai during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution. Forced to the bottom of the Chinese society as "class enemies" because Cao's father was a petty landlord, his family eked out a meager existence in a cramped attic in a tiny corner of Shanghai. Through the eyes of a child growing into a young man, we observe the tenderness, the tragedy, and even the humor of daily life: the endless quest for enough food, children's games and fantasies, sexual stirrings, exile to the countryside, imprisonment, sickness, old age, and death. Political upheavals flicker across the background, occasionally intruding into the lives of this ordinary - and yet utterly extraordinary - family. Reminiscent of the concise style of classical Chinese memoirs, Cao's lean, elegant prose heightens the emotional intensity of his story. Perceptive and humorous, his voice is deeply original. It is a voice that demands to be heard - for the historical moment it captures as well as for the personal revelations it distills.".
- catalog description "Memory of the belly -- The Bodhisattva's toes -- Bath -- The Penglai market -- The temple of the letters -- Anecdotes about the roof -- Going to the Great World -- Taxi hopping -- Sizzling grease -- Pigs' heads -- Sheep fat soap -- Rotten fruit -- Father was old -- Crystal radio -- The culture of killing -- The milk incident -- Relocation -- Automotive school -- Mr. Lu -- The pursuit of oil -- Chopsticks -- Sweet potatoes -- Dentist herb -- Bean dregs paste -- Wet dream -- Shovel-shaped fences -- Bao changed -- The sadness of the Phoenix fish -- Travel pass and wheat flour -- Cricoid cartilage -- Rubber plantation -- My injury -- I am hunted -- No armband -- I slapped my sister -- Farewell.".
- catalog extent "vi, 245 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0520204050 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng chi".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- catalog spatial "China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 Personal narratives.".
- catalog subject "951.05/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "Authors, Chinese 20th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "Cao, Guanlong, 1945-".
- catalog subject "PL2912.A5335 A77 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Memory of the belly -- The Bodhisattva's toes -- Bath -- The Penglai market -- The temple of the letters -- Anecdotes about the roof -- Going to the Great World -- Taxi hopping -- Sizzling grease -- Pigs' heads -- Sheep fat soap -- Rotten fruit -- Father was old -- Crystal radio -- The culture of killing -- The milk incident -- Relocation -- Automotive school -- Mr. Lu -- The pursuit of oil -- Chopsticks -- Sweet potatoes -- Dentist herb -- Bean dregs paste -- Wet dream -- Shovel-shaped fences -- Bao changed -- The sadness of the Phoenix fish -- Travel pass and wheat flour -- Cricoid cartilage -- Rubber plantation -- My injury -- I am hunted -- No armband -- I slapped my sister -- Farewell.".
- catalog title "The attic : memoir of a Chinese landlord's son / Guanlong Cao ; translated by Guanlong Cao and Nancy Moskin.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives. fast".
- catalog type "text".