Maos last dancer, young readers edition kindle edition. Like millions of other peasants lives, it was a story that nearly vanished amidst revolution and chaos. Maos last dancer was our last bookclub read, and apparently i have been living under a rock, since i had not heard of the book or the movie. Maos last dancer chapter summaries by jeremy deane on prezi. Mao s last dancer is a memoir written by chineseaustralian author li cunxin and first published in 2003. Maos last dancer film maos last dancer is a 2009 australian film based on professional dancer li cunxins autobiography of the same name. At the age of 11, li was plucked from a poor chinese village by madame maos. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Goodreads members who liked mao s last dancer also liked.
Maos last dancer by li cunxin book club discussion. Free download or read online maos last dancer pdf epub book. Maos last dancer by li cunxin penguin books australia. Maos last dancer trailer a drama based on the autobiography by li cunxin. Our young traveller ventures from childhood to maturity, from poverty to plenty, from obscurity to fame. I was just one of over one billion people used as a political puppet and i felt deeply betrayed. The main characters of this non fiction, biography story are.
Mao s last dancer, the autobiography of li cunxin, is told in a simple, straightforward manner, principally because english is not the authors native language. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by li cunxin. My personal contribution to communism had never been important. Maos last dancer will appeal to a wide range of students at many different levels. Now i knew, with absolute certainty, that i had been manipulated by chairman mao s communist propaganda for many years.
Since its release in 2003, maos last dancer has sold over 500,000 copies and been turned into a major feature film. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 480 pages and is available in paperback format. This fact shouldnt deter anyone from reading this moving account of a chinese peasant boys rise to fame as a ballet dancer and subsequent defection to the west. Since a lot of my reading is escapist and a means to disengage from real life problems, i seldom delve into autobiographies and am finding that i may be missing out. Find books like mao s last dancer from the worlds largest community of readers. From a desperately poor village in northeast china, at age eleven, li cunxin was chosen by madame mao s cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to beijing, where he would study ballet. I highly recommend this non fiction read to anyone who loves a well told true life story.
The narrator of the memoir, who grew up in a destitute rural. It recounts his journey from a young, impoverished village boy destined to labor in the fields of china to a worldfamous professional dancer. Mao s last dancer is a tale of many journeys all scored in the major key of inspiration. The childrens version won the australian publishers associations book of the year for younger children and the queensland premiers literary awards childrens book award. Mao last revolution epub download download last revolutionlast revolutionary war veteranlast revolutionary war battlelast revolutionary war widowlast revolutionary. These notes accompany the puffin young readers edition.
Pdf maos last dancer book by li cunxin free download. Maos last dancer by li cunxin meet your next favorite book. It is intended for students in the year seven to year nine levels. From poverty to pain, loneliness, defecting, triumph and a passion. Lis autobiography, mao s last dancer, has received numerous accolades including the australian book of the year award and has been published around the world. The book has been awarded with kids own australian.