Mao's last dancer
Li, Cunxin, 1961-2016
Book
In a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, interested more in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao's Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that day, some strange men come to his school - Madame Mao's cultural delegates. They are looking for young peasants to mould into faithful guards of Chairman Mao's great vision for China. This is the true story of how that one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of a chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West.
Main title:
Mao's last dancer / Li Cunxin.
Author:
Li, Cunxin, 1961-, author
Work:
Imprint:
[Melbourne, Victoria] Penguin Books, 2016.©2009
Collation:
xviii, 497 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table, portraits ; 20 cm.
Notes:
"From bitter poverty to the stardom of the West - this is the extraordinary true story of one boy's great courage and determination"--Cover.
ISBN:
97801413208619780143574323 (pbk)0143574329 (pbk)0141320869 (Puffin pbk)
Dewey class:
792.8092792.8
Language:
English
BRN:
444434
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Young Adult Non Fiction | YA 792.8 LI | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Young Adult Non Fiction | YA 792.8 LI | Available |