Freedom swimmer
Chim, Wai2016
Book
This incredible tale about two boys' swim from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of freedom from poverty and oppression is inspired by a true story. Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's 'Great Leap Forward', and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields with his fellow villagers...When a group of city boys come to the village as part of a government re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals. They're intellectuals not used to hard labour and village life. But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond over evening swims and dreamlike discussions...But as the bitterness of life under the Party begins to take its toll on both boys, they begin to imagine the impossible: freedom.
Main title:
Freedom swimmer / Wai Chim.
Author:
Chim, Wai, author
Work:
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin, 2016.©2016
Collation:
252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Record machine-generated from publisher information.
Audience:
For young adults.
ISBN:
97817601134141760113417
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
Subject:
Boys -- China -- Juvenile fictionMale friendship -- Juvenile fictionYoung adult fictionFreedom -- Juvenile fictionFriendship -- Juvenile fictionAustralian fictionChina -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Juvenile fictionChina -- Juvenile fictionHong Kong (China) -- Juvenile fictionChina -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fictionYoung adult fiction
BRN:
449545
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Young Adult Fiction | YA CHIM | Available |