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Beijing Bastard

by Val Wang
Emily Woo Zeller
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Raised in a strict Chinese-American household, Val Wang dutifully got good grades, took piano lessons, and performed in a Chinese dance troupe-until she shaved her head and became a leftist. But Val's true mutiny was when she moved to China, the land her parents had fled. In 1998, Val arrives in Beijing expecting to find freedom . . . but she finds her traditional relatives instead. She discovers a city rebelling against its roots, struggling to find a new, modern identity like her. A thriving avant-garde subculture makes art out of the chaos in Beijing's gritty outskirts. Brilliantly observed and winningly told, Beijing Bastard is a compelling story of a young woman finding her place in the world and of China, as its ancient past gives way to a dazzling but uncertain future.
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Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781494526344
  • File size: 292687 KB
  • Release date: October 30, 2014
  • Duration: 10:09:45

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781494526344
  • File size: 293066 KB
  • Release date: October 30, 2014
  • Duration: 10:09:43
  • Number of parts: 9

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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Raised in a strict Chinese-American household, Val Wang dutifully got good grades, took piano lessons, and performed in a Chinese dance troupe-until she shaved her head and became a leftist. But Val's true mutiny was when she moved to China, the land her parents had fled. In 1998, Val arrives in Beijing expecting to find freedom . . . but she finds her traditional relatives instead. She discovers a city rebelling against its roots, struggling to find a new, modern identity like her. A thriving avant-garde subculture makes art out of the chaos in Beijing's gritty outskirts. Brilliantly observed and winningly told, Beijing Bastard is a compelling story of a young woman finding her place in the world and of China, as its ancient past gives way to a dazzling but uncertain future.
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tantor Media, Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781494526344
    File size: 292687 KB
    Release date: October 30, 2014
    Duration: 10:09:45

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781494526344
    File size: 293066 KB
    Release date: October 30, 2014
    Duration: 10:09:43
    Number of parts: 9

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English