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Overview"An indelible exploration of the invisible scar that runs through the heart of Chinese society and the souls of its citizens. ""It is impossible to understand China today without understanding the Cultural Revolution,"" Tania Branigan writes. During this decade of Maoist fanaticism between 1966 and 1976, children turned on parents, students condemned teachers, and as many as two million people died for their supposed political sins, while tens of millions were hounded, ostracized, and imprisoned. Yet in China this brutal and turbulent period exists, for the most part, as an absence; official suppression and personal trauma have conspired in national amnesia. Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tania Branigan , Rebecca LamPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9798212962940Publication Date: 11 July 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"A heartbreaking, revelatory evocation of ""the decade that cleaved modern China in two.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews Starred Review""" Author InformationTania Branigan writes editorials for the Guardian and spent seven years as its China correspondent, reporting on politics, the economy, and social changes. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post. Red Memory is her first book. She lives in London. Born and raised in Southern California by immigrant parents, Rebecca Lam is an Asian American-Pacific Islander narrator. Lover of traveling, pickled veggies, and rescue animals, Rebecca resides in Los Angeles, California, with her too-curious-for-his-own-good snowshoe cat, Clark Gable. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |