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      Mao’s Last Dancer

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      Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.

      Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China''s Cultural Revolution, ...

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      Product ID:9780141040226
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Mao's Last Dancer
      Authors:Author: Li Cunxin
      Page Count:448
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, True stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years
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      Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.

      Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China''s Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin''s childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao''s Little Red Book.

      Until, that is, Madame Mao''s cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world.

      When a trip to Texas as part of a rare cultural exchange opened his eyes to life and love beyond China''s borders, he defected to the United States in an extraordinary and dramatic tale of Cold War intrigue.

      Told in his own distinctive voice, this is Li''s inspirational story of how he came to be Mao''s last dancer, and one of the world''s greatest ballet dancers.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-04-02

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      Weight314 g
      Dimensions198 × 128 × 28 mm