Cunxin, Li
Mao's Last Dancer
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141040226
- author:
- Cunxin, Li
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Ballet
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Mao's Last Dancer tells the story of Li Cunxin's extraordinary journey from a desperately poor village in China to becoming one of the world's greatest ballet dancers.
Raised during China's Cultural Revolution, Li was thrust into a new world when Madame Mao's cultural delegates arrived at his commune, seeking young peasants to study ballet. A trip to Texas as part of a cultural exchange opened his eyes to life beyond China's borders, leading him to defect to the United States.
This is Li's inspirational story, told in his own voice, of how he came to be Mao's last dancer and overcome the challenges of his past to achieve greatness.
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