Description
About the Author
Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen, she was sent to a labor collective, where talent scouts discovered her and recruited her to work as an actress. She came to the U.S. in 1984 with the help of the actress Joan Chen. A painter, photographer, and musician, she lives in Los Angeles and Shanghai with her husband and daughter.
Reviews
Searing, uncompromising prose. -Harper's Bazaar
Joltingly honest...and arresting tale of tyranny, deprivation, culture shock, eroticism, spirituality awakening and courage. -Booklist
Superb writing...Katherine explores the complex hungers of human soul caught up in the whirlwind of epic-making events. -San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
The story changes forward with its own energy. But with Min, there is a second reward-her eloquent, passionate writing. -Detroit Free Press
Book Information
ISBN 9780425180235
Author Anchee Min
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 197g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 130mm * 15mm