"Liang Heng was born in 1954 in Changsha, a large city in Central China. His parents were intellectuals--his father a reporter on a major provincial newspaper, his mother a ranking cadre in the local police. This is Liang Heng's own story of growing up in the turmoil of the Great Cultural Revolution. His story is unique, but at the same time, it is in many ways typical of those millions of young Chinese who have been tested almost beyond endurance in recent years. In his words we hear an entire generation speaking."
-from the back cover
-from the back cover
If you're curious about what it might have been like to be in China during the Cultural Revolution, this is for you. This book is written as a memoir.
A significant event in our understanding of china, compelling, detailed, and devastating
