Beijing Bastard
By
Val Wang
Read by
Emily Woo Zeller
Release:
10/30/2014
Release:
10/30/2014
Release:
10/30/2014
Release:
10/30/2014
Runtime:
10h 10m
Runtime:
10h 10m
Runtime:
10h 10m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“A deftly written and entertaining memoir that offers a fresh perspective on contemporary China and the people caught in its rapid transformation.”
Kirkus Reviews
Raised in a strict Chinese-American household, Val Wang dutifully got good grades, took piano lessons, and performed in a Chinese dance troupe—until she shaved her head and became a leftist. But Val's true mutiny was when she moved to China, the land her parents had fled.
In 1998, Val arrives in Beijing expecting to find freedom … but she finds her traditional relatives instead. She discovers a city rebelling against its roots, struggling to find a new, modern identity like her. A thriving avant-garde subculture makes art out of the chaos in Beijing's gritty outskirts.
Brilliantly observed and winningly told, Beijing Bastard is a compelling story of a young woman finding her place in the world and of China, as its ancient past gives way to a dazzling but uncertain future.
In 1998, Val arrives in Beijing expecting to find freedom … but she finds her traditional relatives instead. She discovers a city rebelling against its roots, struggling to find a new, modern identity like her. A thriving avant-garde subculture makes art out of the chaos in Beijing's gritty outskirts.
Brilliantly observed and winningly told, Beijing Bastard is a compelling story of a young woman finding her place in the world and of China, as its ancient past gives way to a dazzling but uncertain future.
Release:
2014-10-30
2014-10-30
2014-10-30
2014-10-30
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
10h 10m
10h 10m
10h 10m
10h 10m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.7 lb
0.5 lb
0.75 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781494576349
9798200029860
9798200029877
9781494506346
Publisher:
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
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