Blood Red Sunset - by Ma Bo (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In a startlingly vivid, strangely objective, personal narrative, Ma Bo, who was denounced as an "active counterrevolutionary" in 1968, opens a window on the Chinese psyche that no work of history can provide, telling a passionate tale of a humanity that survives against all odds--a tale of ideology and disillusionment that will speak to all readers.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A searing first hand account of China's Cultural Revolution that joins the ranks of great memoirs such as<i> Life and Death in Shanghai</i>, <i>Wild Swans</i> and <i>A Chinese Odyssey</i></b> <p/>First banned in its native land, this earthy, unflinching memoir has become one of the biggest bestsellers in the history of China. <p/> In 1968, a fervent young Red Guard joined the army of hotheaded adolescents who trekked to Inner Mongolia to spread the Cultural Revolution. After gaining a reputation as a brutal abuser of the local herd owners and nomads, Ma Bo casually criticized a Party Leader. Denounced as an "active counterrevolutionary" and betrayed by his friends, the idealistic youth was brutally beaten and imprisoned. <p/> Charged with passion, never doctrinaire, <i>Blood Red Sunset</i> is a startlingly vivid and personal narrative that opens a window on the psyche of totalitarian excess that no other work of history can provide. This is a tale of ideology and disillusionment, a powerful work of political and literary importance. <p/> "A deceptively straightforward story carried forward by deep currents of insight."--<i>The Washington Post</i> <p/> "A genuine, no-holds-barred, unadorned piece of writing...echoing the realities of contemporary China."--Liu Binyan, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A huge bestseller in China, this richly detailed record is told with raw narrative power. -- <i><b>Publishers Weekly <p/></b></i>...does so with searing honesty and the power of his pugnacious personality. <b>-- </b><i><b>Los Angeles Times <p/></b></i>"A deceptively straightforward story carried forward by deep currents of insight."--<i><b><i>The Washington Post</i> <p/></b></i>"A genuine, no-holds-barred, unadorned piece of writing...echoing the realities of contemporary China."--Liu Binyan, <i><b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b></i><br>
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