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Book Title
The Good Women Of China
Publication Name
The Good Women Of China
Title
The Good Women Of China
EAN
9780099440789
ISBN
9780099440789
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Release Year
2003
Release Date
05/06/2003
Item Height
198mm
Item Length
129mm
Item Width
15mm
Item Weight
170g
Author
Xinran
Language
English
Subtitle
Hidden Voices
ISBN-10
0099440784
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Genre
Society & Culture
Topic
Biography
UPC
9780099440789

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For eight groundbreaking years, Xinran presented a radio programme in China during which she invited women to call in and talk about themselves. Broadcast every evening, Words on the Night Breeze became famous through the country for its unflinching portrayal of what it meant to be a woman in modern China. Centuries of obedience to their fathers, husbands and sons, followed by years of political turmoil had made women terrified of talking openly about their feelings. Xinran won their trust and, through her compassion and ability to listen, became the first woman to hear their true stories. This unforgettable book is the story of how Xinran negotiated the minefield of restrictions imposed on Chinese journalists to reach out to women across the country. Through the vivid intimacy of her writing, the women's voices confide in the reader, sharing their deepest secrets for the first time. Their stories changed Xinran's understanding of China forever. Her book will reveal the lives of Chinese women to the West as never before.

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Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-10
0099440784
ISBN-13
9780099440789
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96090510

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Weight
177g
Height
198mm
Width
129mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
London
Spine
15mm
Prizes
Shortlisted for Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize-Non-Fiction 2002.
Author Biography
Born in Beijing in 1958, Xinran was a journalist and radio presenter in China. In 1997 she moved to London, where she wrote her bestselling book The Good Women of China. Since then she has written a regular column for the Guardian, appeared frequently on radio and TV and published Sky Burial, What the Chinese Don't Eat, a novel (Miss Chopsticks), and a groundbreaking work of oral history, China Witness. Her charity, The Mothers' Bridge of Love, was founded to help disadvantaged Chinese children and to build a bridge of understanding between the West and China.
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Author(s)
Xinran
Date of Publication
05/06/2003
Format Details
B-Format Paperback
Subject
Popular Culture & Media: General Interest
Imprint
Vintage
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Popular Culture & Media: General Interest

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  • One of the best books I have ever read a truly emotional experience

    In my opinion this is a wonderful book. I read it years ago I think it was about 2004. I belong to a book group in a Glasgow library and it was passed around and we all read it and enjoyed it. I forgot all about it and a few weeks ago one of our group members asked me if I still had it as her daughter had heard about it and wanted to read it. I had a look in my store of books but could not find it and the more I thought about it, the more I remembered how much we had all enjoyed it. I decided to try ebay as I have seldom failed to get what I am looking for there. I was amazed to find that there were several copies available. It is a true story and is so well written and depicts just how hard life was for women in China at that time. I would recommend it to anyone and although I ...