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Lili: A Novel of Tiananmen

by Annie Wang
₱440.55
Lili: A Novel of Tiananmen
Lili: A Novel of Tiananmen

Chinese girl's harrowing journey to political awakening.

"Lili" stands out not just as a historical account of a pivotal moment in China's story, but also as a deeply personal coming-of-age tale. If you're intrigued by the human side of political movements—the individual lives swept up in the tide of history—you'll find this novel both enriching and emotionally potent. This book is for anyone who appreciates narratives that blend the pain and passion of personal growth with a country's struggle for change.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Lili: A Novel of Tiananmen

by Annie Wang
₱440.55
ISBN: 9780375420856
Authors: Annie Wang
Publisher: Pantheon
Date of Publication: 2001-05-29
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.5
(rated by 268 readers)

Description

A remarkable first novel that chronicles the emotional and psychological awakening of a tragically disaffected Chinese girl during the turbulent years that led up to the Tiananmen Uprising. As a teenager growing up during the Cultural Revolution, Lili is forced to leave Beijing when her parents, music professors, are relocated to a peasant village to be re-educated. Raped by one of the Communist party leaders in the village, Lili flees to Beijing. Seeking comfort and a sense of community, she becomes a gang member only to be branded by society as a petty criminal and a street hooligan. Whatever youthful enthusiasm Lili may have had is thwarted by the arbitrary oppression of daily life, and she is paralyzed by cynicism, indifference, and, above all, self-loathing. But when she meets an American journalist named Roy and is given the opportunity to see China through his eyes, Lili gradually relinquishes her indifference and self-loathing. She is eventually able to comprehend the magnitude of the changes that are sweeping across her country and to appreciate being a part of something greater than herself. And as the decades of smoldering anger and resentment borne by ordinary people ignite to culminate in a powerful movement, Lili comes startlingly awake to a political and personal understanding she might never have been able to attain otherwise. Written with a bracing rawness and immediacy, Lili is a book
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Chinese girl's harrowing journey to political awakening.

"Lili" stands out not just as a historical account of a pivotal moment in China's story, but also as a deeply personal coming-of-age tale. If you're intrigued by the human side of political movements—the individual lives swept up in the tide of history—you'll find this novel both enriching and emotionally potent. This book is for anyone who appreciates narratives that blend the pain and passion of personal growth with a country's struggle for change.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.