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Yang jisheng has erected what he presents as a literary tombstone a memorial of words to represent what does not yet exist in concrete. The result is a book as absolutely brutal and chaotic as its subject. Yang jisheng was born in 1940, joined the communist party in 1964, and worked for the xinhua news agency from january 1968 until his retirement in 2001. Tombstone is the english translation of yang jisheng s huge project, a comprehensive historical account of the great leap forward using official communist party records, personal testimony, and demographic data. Download tombstone a t ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Yang jishengs tombstone is the book that broke the silence on of one of historys most terrible crimes. The great chinese famine, 19581962 by yang jisheng, edward. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click download or read online button to get tombstone book now. Such is the case with yang jisheng, a longtime reporter for the state news agency xinhua who, after he retired, published a landmark book, tombstone, documenting the deaths of 36 million. The title comes from the authors desire to erect a tombstone for the 36 million who died in the famine and for the totalitarian system that caused their deaths. He is now a deputy editor at yanhuang chunqiu chronicles of history, an official journal that regularly skirts censorship with articles on controversial political topics. Dec 07, 2012 tombstone is not just a history but a political sensation.
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Yang jisheng born november 1940 is a chinese journalist and author of tombstone mubei, a comprehensive account of the great chinese famine during the great leap forward. It is a tombstone for my foster father who died of hunger in 1959, for the 36 million chinese who also died of hunger, for the system that caused their death, and perhaps for myself for writing this. Mao s great famine download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Yang jisheng spent twenty years piecing together the events that led to mass nationwide starvation, including the death of his own. She is the cotranslator of yang jisheng s tombstone. Yang jisheng spent twenty years piecing together the events that led to mass. The great chinese famine, 19581962 reprint by jisheng, yang isbn.
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Mar 10, 2018 works by this author published before january 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. One of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, the famine. The great chinese famine, 19581962 london, allen lane, 2012, 629 pages, 1 illustration. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tombstone. Yang jisheng spent twenty years piecing together the events that led to mass nationwide starvation, including the death of his own father. The most powerful and important chinese work of recent years, yang jishengs tombstone is a passionate, moving and angry account of one of the 20th centurys most nightmarish events. Yang jisheng tombstone the untold story of maos great. The great chinese famine, 19581962, in which he chronicles the great chinese famine. Tombstone ebook by yang jisheng 9781466827790 rakuten kobo. Jun 18, 20 yang jisheng, a chinese journalist and former member of the communist party, talks about the great chinese famine 19581962 that killed an estimated 36 million people.
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