At once a work of narrative lyricism and an act of personal courage, this memoir in verse documents the human cost of a period of political turmoil in China's recent past. Luo Ying--the pen name of Huang Nubo, a celebrated poet, Forbes billionaire, and mountain climber--draws readers into the depths of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) by rendering its defining moments in his life with devastating precision and clarity. The narrative poems that...
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