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Anchee Min

Red Azalea Mass Market Paperback – June 1, 1995

by Anchee Min (Author)

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Reveals the author's experiences in China during the final years under Mao and conveys the oppressive brutality that was endured as well as the resilience of human spirit that perpetuated survival throughout the nation. Reprint.

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352 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Berkley
Publication date

June 1, 1995
Dimensions

4.36 x 0.94 x 7.12 inches
ISBN-10

0425147762
ISBN-13

978-0425147764
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; Reprint edition (June 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0425147762
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0425147764
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.36 x 0.94 x 7.12 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,123,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #667 in Historical China Biographies
- #2,031 in Asian & Asian Americans Biographies
- #11,713 in Political Leader Biographies

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A very sad read. Brutally honest and stark.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018

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My favorite book of all time. A very sad read. Brutally honest and stark. This book changed my outlook on life and made a lasting impact on my perception of many things, from when I first read it almost 20 years ago. I'm forever re-purchasing it when it inevitably goes missing after being loaned out to a friend. I can only assume they form the same deep attachment to the story as I have.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2016

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What a fantastic experience it was to read such a book. A private look into China during the sixties and early seventies which reveals a society more Orwellian than anyone could imagine. Nacho Min writes of a life filled with individual style and repression from a time when there was to be no individuality, lofty societal goals replaced by "Lord of the Flies" policies placed on billions of people. Ms Min's writing style is simplistic, consisting of short little sentences holding more power than much of the long verse I've read. You ARE Anchee Min as you read this book, which is a beautiful, brutal look at the strength of the individual.

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Pat

The unvarnished life of one Chinese girl during the Cultural Revolution

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2013

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This heart-rending story of Anchee Min's early life during Mao's revolution shares her tears, sorrows and loss of hope as she grows from her mother's helper beginning at age five, to her life on a farm so her siblings can remain safely at home, and ultimately her escape from the drudgery of a peasant's hardship life to the film studios of Madame Mao. With each step, back breaking chore, loss of friends and the beginning of her questioning of Chairman Mao's messages, Ms. Min brings to life her trials behind the red curtain. Her skill for character, time and place are gifts to her readers, one that has us crying over her struggles, angry towards those who betrayed her trust and ultimately our delight that she finally realizes her own value and finds her strength to survive.

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Red

Wrenching Memoir

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2011

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Anchee Min's story is astounding, not because there aren't thousands like it, but because it's written not from the perspective of "this is what happened when Mao ruled to the people at large" but from a personal, painful perspective in that Ms. Min chronicles her emotions and actions as though she were telling her diary what happened that day. The potent overtones of living a life of fear are gut-wrenching; I cannot imagine living in a place where nobody is an ally, justice does not exist, and evil men are obeyed to the letter according to their own whims. That people could live lives so ordered by terror and yet accept it to no end boggles my autonomous American mindset. A real-eye opener, so much that I can't seem to write a proper review in coherent sentences. Just, wow.

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Thalia

torn from a family

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2006

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Having read Becoming Madame Mao before reading Red Azalea blunted the impact. Both essentially use the same plot background. Nevertheless, Red Azalea was a good (and easy) read. The narration almost carries a feeling of a monotone in the telling but the blunt force of the brutal Mao regime balances any intimacies. We need to remind ourselves from what the Chinese are now recovering--and that cruelty and incredible backwardness still lingers in that society. That passion which is revealed is sad, for it comes from great loneliness and lack of family.

I'm curious as to how Anchee Min got through the process of coming to the U.S. and what her life has since become. I'd like to know more about her parents and how her siblings fared. I was left hanging.

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Terry E. Decker

Life as a Red Guard Child

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2014

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This is an excellent, some have said definitive, autobiographical journey with Anchee Min as she goes from denouncing a teacher, to life on a Red Farm, then almost a star in a movie and finally to America where she has written two more books.

Some people have been put off by what they consider a homosexual relationship on the farm. Nothing could be further from the truth. Two sensitive people find a way to be there for each other and share their feelings, actually about men by the way. It's more about innocence than sex.

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Punknpearls

Very well written and captivating

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020

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Very good story about the Mao era in China. It's an autobiography about a lady who lived through the work camps and became an actress.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2011

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This book, to me, started out with the current book-club favorite theme of 'overcoming a significant obstacle to grow and go to another country'. Please don't mind the tongue in cheek. Anyway, as it rolled along, I did find myself becoming engaged in and with the main character and beginning to know the folks around her. I ended up liking the book. Especially because it kind of proved that not everybody goes along societal upheaval: change is difficult for everybody everywhere. We don't change until we absolutely have to and even then, we do it reluctantly. What I found especially interesting is that the author and I are very close in age. Here in the United States, Black Americans were stepping up and facing the fight for our Civil Rights. In China, civil rights were diminishing painfully. I was wearing miniskirts and my afro and going to college; she, on the other hand, was really struggling to live. My family didn't have much but through education, I achieved access to whatever I wanted. Her family didn't have much but finally through education, she achieved access to whatever she wanted. I don't know that I could have lived the life she did, and she probably feels the same way.

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Carol Hampton

Fascinating insight into life under Mao

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2013

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I recently read an article about Anchee and her latest book. I'm always amazed and fascinated to read about life during the cultural revolution being of similar age to Anchee.. What was happening in her life was so dreadful compared to my own, and I'm just a regular girl who grew up in UK. Her writing is wonderful, full of little snippets from Chinese proverbs. Although it is a personal account it's easy to read as she has a marvellous story to tell. A powerful and remarkable story, would thoroughly recommend this book. I'm just about to start on her sequel - The Cooked Seed.

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bella davy

not as good as others

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2020

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it just didnt seem as real as other books i have read by chinese writers

Sallyswift

Red Azalea

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2012

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Prompt delivery, book was in very good condition. I was totally absorbed in the book from start to finish. I thought it was an incredulous story, which gave a detailed insight into the lives of The Chinese during the Cultural Revolution - in particular the Author. What an incredible time she endured in the labour camp. This was a thoroughly educational book for anyone who is interested in fairly recent Chinese history. Highly recommended.

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emveja

EXCELLENT TRANSACTION even during this Covid19 VERY FAST DELIVERY

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2020

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EXCELLENT , FAST DELIVERY FANTASTIC.

Hannah

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2014

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I read Red Azalea in a weekend, in between bike rides and runs in the Andes. I could feel my heart breaking as the words swept by. I didn't want the book to end, but at the same time wanted it all to be over as soon as possible. I would love for everyone to read this book.

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