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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780099440789 |
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
HQ 1767 |
Item number |
.X47 2003 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Xinran, |
Dates associated with a name |
1958- |
9 (RLIN) |
26156 |
240 ## - UNIFORM TITLE |
Uniform title |
<a href="Zhongguo hao nu ren.">Zhongguo hao nu ren.</a> |
Form subheading |
English. |
245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The good women of China : |
Remainder of title |
hidden voices / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Xinran ; translated by Esther Tyldesley. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Vintage, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2003. |
264 ## - PUBLISHER--PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Vintage, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2003. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
230 pages ; |
Other physical details |
20 cm. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
"Xinran was born in Beijing in 1958. In 1997 she moved to London. This is her first book." |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
An unprecedented, intimate account of the lives of modern Chinese women, told by the women themselves -- true stories of the political and personal upheavals they have endured in their chaotic and repressive society<br/><br/>For eight groundbreaking years, Xinran hosted a radio program in China during which she invited women to call in and talk about themselves. Broadcast every evening, Words on the Night Breeze became famous throughout the country for its unflinching portrayal of what it meant to be a woman in modern China. Centuries of obedience to their fathers, husbands and sons, followed by years of fear under Communism, had made women terrified of talking openly about their feelings. Xinran won their trust and, through her compassion and ability to listen, became the first woman to hear their true stories.<br/><br/>This unforgettable book is the story of how Xinran negotiated the minefield of restrictions imposed on Chinese journalists to reach out to women across the country. Through the vivid intimacy of her writing, these women confide in the reader, sharing their deepest secrets. Whether they are the privileged wives of party leaders or peasants in a forgotten corner of the countryside, they tell of almost inconceivable suffering: forced marriages, sexual abuse, separation of parents from their children, extreme poverty. But they also talk about love -- about how, despite cruelty, despite politics, the urge to nurture and cherish remains. Their stories changed Xinran's understanding of China forever. Her book will reveal the lives of Chinese women to the West as never before.<br/><br/><br/>From the Hardcover edition. |
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
Language note |
Translated from the Chinese. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Women |
General subdivision |
Social conditions. |
Geographic subdivision |
China |
9 (RLIN) |
29385 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Women |
Form subdivision |
Biography. |
Geographic subdivision |
China |
9 (RLIN) |
29386 |
700 #1 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Tyldesley, Esther. |
9 (RLIN) |
26159 |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
Item type |
Circulation |