roddy 5,437 Report post Posted August 16, 2008 Has anyone had sight of this yet? From my five-minute long bout of online research it is: the definitive history of the Great Leap Forward, written by a veteran Xinhua reporter, whose father died in the famine, with access to official documents, very long, banned on the mainland, published in Hong Kong and not yet translated. Sounds like a very impressive piece of work, and at 1,100 pages for three years of history is surely going to go into quite some detail. Not sure I'm up to reading it myself, but if anyone wants to have a look and summarize it for me . . . linky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imron 5,247 Report post Posted August 16, 2008 Care to donate a copy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylee 1,912 Report post Posted August 16, 2008 The author's name is 楊繼繩. This is the book -> 《墓碑–中國六十年代大饑荒紀實》 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roddy 5,437 Report post Posted August 16, 2008 You get yourself a copy, and I'll reimburse you when you get to the end. Y'know, when you find out whodunnit. Edit: Yet again, outsearched by Skylee . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gato 919 Report post Posted August 16, 2008 楊繼繩 is a great writer. He's written several books about the the 1980s, including: http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?ref=BR&prodid=bkbk733059 邓小平时代-中国改革开放纪实 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wushijiao 162 Report post Posted August 20, 2008 I read his previous book Zhongguo Gaige Niandai de Zhengzhi Douzheng. That has to rank as one of the best books out there as far as understanding the huge political battles within the top leadership (whether 政治局常委会 or the 元老）over ideology, culture, and the economy. Also, it includes interviews with former PM Zhao, which describe the events leading up to and during the Spring of '89. Anyway, the author gave a talk in HK about political reform that I attended. After that was over, I had him autograph my bootleg version of his the book and the book 邓小平时代-中国改革开放纪实, which is banned, officially, but I found on the shelf at the bookstore in the metro stop at Shaanxi Station in Shanghai. I think he was a bit uncomfortable/shocked that he had a laowai fan! He probably thought I was with the CIA or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roddy 5,437 Report post Posted October 13, 2017 Tombstone is Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4. First broadcast in 2012, being repeated now and so available again online (I believe worldwide). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shelley 1,860 Report post Posted October 13, 2017 Hmm I know about that time period, think I might shed too many tears to enjoy listening but I may give it a go, thanks for the link. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angelina 485 Report post Posted October 14, 2017 2 hours ago, roddy said: available again online (I believe worldwide) yes, it is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
