Ebook {Epub PDF} Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China by Jian Ping

 · Mulberry Child is a tale of resilience, narrated through the innocent eyes of a young girl who grew up during China’s Cultural Revolution. It covers the life stories of three generations—Jian’s grandmother, a traditional woman, her parents, both devoted Communist officials who went through severe persecution during the Cultural Revolution, and her siblings who grew up amidst political turmoil/5(11). The memoir Mulberry Child by Jian Ping is a well-written memoir that makes the horrors of the Cultural Revolution come to life. The book starts out with the history of the Ping family. It talks about her mother and father, their family backgrounds, and how they meet. Jian does not come into the book herself until about a third of the way through/5. Mulberry Child is the true story of a childhood in Communist China. Jian Ping is the daughter of a high-ranking government official, who was accused of treason during the Cultural Revolution (). Facing abuse and deprivation, Jian Ping's family stands steadfastly together. The traumatic experiences have a lifelong impact on them/5(74).

Jian Ping's book Mulberry Child is a moving account of her family's struggle to survive China's Cultural Revolution. She has in her poignant memoir helped Westerners to understand this little-known period in China's history, and put tragic and heroic faces to the individuals who suffered through that time. "Mulberry Child" is a documentary mixed with re-enactments, based on a book Jian Ping wrote to tell her daughter what it was like for her, her husband and their parents to grow up in China. Her parents (Lisa's grandparents) lived through the ordeal of Mao's Cultural Revolution, were deprived of jobs and honor, were sent to live and labor in the. "Jian Ping's book Mulberry Child is a moving account of her family's struggle to survive China's Cultural Revolution. She has in her poignant memoir helped Westerners to understand this little-known period in China's history, and put tragic and heroic faces to the individuals who suffered through that time.

Mulberry Child book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Mulberry Child is a tale of resilience, narrated through the innocent eyes. The memoir Mulberry Child by Jian Ping is a well-written memoir that makes the horrors of the Cultural Revolution come to life. The book starts out with the history of the Ping family. It talks about her mother and father, their family backgrounds, and how they meet. Jian does not come into the book herself until about a third of the way through. Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China by Ping, Jian (November 8, ) Paperback on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China by Ping, Jian (November 8, ) Paperback.