Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min
	List Price:   $13.95 Unit Price:   $11.16 You Save:   $2.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   0618127003 ISBN-13:   9780618127009 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Mariner Books Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   April 2001 Pages:   352 Format:   Paperback
Awards
2006  Nestl? Children's Book Prize  Nominee/Honoree  2007  American Library Association Notable Books for Children  Winner!  2007  Kate Greenaway Medal  Winner!  2007  Quill Awards  Nominee/Honoree  2006  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year  Winner!
Subjects
CHINA_FICTION FICTION_GENERAL
Description/Notes
In a sweeping novel that moves gracefully from the intimately personal to the larger stage of world events, best-selling author Anchee Min tells the stirring, erotically charged story of Madame Mao Zedong, the woman almost universally known as the 'white-boned demon,' whom many hold directly responsible for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution. Bringing her lush psychological insight to bear on the facts of history, Min penetrates the myth surrounding this woman & provides a 'convincing, nuanced portrait of a damaged personality' (Entertainment Weekly) driven by ambition, betrayal, & a never-to-be-fulfilled need to be loved. With all the compressed drama & high lyrical poetry of great opera, Becoming Madame Mao has become a major literary event. 'The result is a fascinating, edgy portrait of a woman who brought misery to herself & untold millions' (USA Today). 'Part love story, part political epic, Becoming Madame Mao stunningly reveals the haughty beauty who emerged from her early struggles to become the most powerful, feared, & ultimately despised woman in China' (Elle). This is 'a lovely, brave book that deserves applause' (Paul West). From the best-selling author of RED AZALEA, this extraordinary novel tells the stirring, erotically charged story of Madame Mao Zedong, the woman almost universally known as the 'white-boned demon,' whom many hold directly responsible for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution. Bringing her lush psychological insight to bear on the facts of history, Min penetrates the myth surrounding this woman and provides a 'convincing, nuanced portrait of a damaged personality' (Entertainment Weekly) driven by ambition, betrayal, and a never-to-be-fulfilled need to be loved. With all the compressed drama and high lyrical poetry of great opera, BECOMING MADAME MAO is a 'remarkable accomplishment . . . Madame Mao is finally given her own voice' (Ha Jin).