roddy Posted August 16, 2008 at 03:39 PM Report Posted August 16, 2008 at 03:39 PM Has anyone had sight of this yet? From my five-minute long bout of online research it is: the definitive history of the Great Leap Forward, written by a veteran Xinhua reporter, whose father died in the famine, with access to official documents, very long, banned on the mainland, published in Hong Kong and not yet translated. Sounds like a very impressive piece of work, and at 1,100 pages for three years of history is surely going to go into quite some detail. Not sure I'm up to reading it myself, but if anyone wants to have a look and summarize it for me . . . linky. Quote
imron Posted August 16, 2008 at 03:48 PM Report Posted August 16, 2008 at 03:48 PM Care to donate a copy? Quote
skylee Posted August 16, 2008 at 03:55 PM Report Posted August 16, 2008 at 03:55 PM The author's name is 楊繼繩. This is the book -> 《墓碑–中國六十年代大饑荒紀實》 Quote
roddy Posted August 16, 2008 at 04:04 PM Author Report Posted August 16, 2008 at 04:04 PM You get yourself a copy, and I'll reimburse you when you get to the end. Y'know, when you find out whodunnit. Edit: Yet again, outsearched by Skylee . . . Quote
gato Posted August 16, 2008 at 04:21 PM Report Posted August 16, 2008 at 04:21 PM 楊繼繩 is a great writer. He's written several books about the the 1980s, including: http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?ref=BR&prodid=bkbk733059 邓小平时代-中国改革开放纪实 Quote
wushijiao Posted August 20, 2008 at 03:56 PM Report Posted August 20, 2008 at 03:56 PM I read his previous book Zhongguo Gaige Niandai de Zhengzhi Douzheng. That has to rank as one of the best books out there as far as understanding the huge political battles within the top leadership (whether 政治局常委会 or the 元老）over ideology, culture, and the economy. Also, it includes interviews with former PM Zhao, which describe the events leading up to and during the Spring of '89. Anyway, the author gave a talk in HK about political reform that I attended. After that was over, I had him autograph my bootleg version of his the book and the book 邓小平时代-中国改革开放纪实, which is banned, officially, but I found on the shelf at the bookstore in the metro stop at Shaanxi Station in Shanghai. I think he was a bit uncomfortable/shocked that he had a laowai fan! He probably thought I was with the CIA or something. Quote
roddy Posted October 13, 2017 at 10:14 PM Author Report Posted October 13, 2017 at 10:14 PM Tombstone is Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4. First broadcast in 2012, being repeated now and so available again online (I believe worldwide). 1 Quote
Shelley Posted October 13, 2017 at 10:18 PM Report Posted October 13, 2017 at 10:18 PM Hmm I know about that time period, think I might shed too many tears to enjoy listening but I may give it a go, thanks for the link. Quote
Angelina Posted October 14, 2017 at 12:55 AM Report Posted October 14, 2017 at 12:55 AM 2 hours ago, roddy said: available again online (I believe worldwide) yes, it is Quote
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