Mao's Last Dancer (Movie Tie-In)
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4.4 • 113 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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The extraordinary memoir of a peasant boy raised in rural Maoist China who was plucked from his village to study ballet and went on to become one of the greatest dancers of his generation.
From a desperately poor village in northeast China, at age eleven, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao's cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to Beijing, where he would study ballet. In 1979, the young dancer arrived in Texas as part of a cultural exchange, only to fall in love with America-and with an American woman. Two years later, through a series of events worthy of the most exciting cloak-and-dagger fiction, he defected to the United States, where he quickly became known as one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world. This is his story, told in his own inimitable voice.
THE BASIS FOR A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Customer Reviews
Amazing story
I saw the movie and was so moved by it, I had to find the book immediately to read it. The book filled in many of the questions that I had after the movie and kept me engaged at every moment. Thank you for sharing your incredible story and for sharing your loving family with the world.
Mao's Last Dancer
Unbelievable story of courage, integrity and hope in the midst of an impossible situation. The author is a true Inspiration. This should be required reading for all young people in the West and in Asia!
Maos last dancer
Fantastic!!