No Tears for Mao
Niu-Niu.
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No Tears for Mao
by Niu-Niu.
Published
May 15, 2001
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Pages
287
ISBN-13
9780897334938
ISBN-10
0897334930
Description
Niu-Niu was four years old when, amidst the rubble of charred books and tattered curtains that had been her comfortable "bourgeois" home, she watched in horror the mindless beating of her helpless parents, and saw them bloody and with shaven heads, taken away for what seemed like forever. That traumatic day marked the end of Niu-Niu's innocent childhood. Two days after she was born, on May 16, 1966, Mao Zedung began his "Great Cultural Revolution," which caused untold suffering. Niu-Niu's "intellectual" family were among the tens of thousands of Chinese people cruelly persecuted and even murdered in the name of the "Social Revolution.". For the next nine years, Niu-Niu's life became a nightmare in which human kindness and reason all but disappeared, where violence and hunger were the order of the day. Even after the end of the Cultural Revolution, when Niu-Niu attended university in Beijing, she found Chinese society rigid, puritanical and small-minded. This direct eyewitness account of one of the world's most shocking social upheavals is told vividly and compassionately. It is a chronicle readers will not forget.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in No Tears for Mao?
This edition of No Tears for Mao has approximately 287 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read No Tears for Mao?
For most readers, No Tears for Mao typically takes between 5h 59m and 3h 59m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 71,750 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 47m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 10 days • Estimated word count: 71,750 words
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What is the word count of No Tears for Mao?
The estimated word count for No Tears for Mao is approximately 71,750 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of No Tears for Mao?
No Tears for Mao was written by Niu-Niu..
When was No Tears for Mao published?
The publication date for this specific edition is May 15, 2001. The original work may have been published on a different date.