{"product_id":"9781783352661-red-memory","title":"Red Memory","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution\u003cbr\u003eAn indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today, Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao's decade of madness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023\u003cbr\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Red Memory \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003euncovers forty years of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao's decade of madness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very good and very instructive.' \u003cb\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Written with an almost painful beauty.' \u003cb\u003eJONATHAN FREEDLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Took my breath away.' \u003cb\u003eBARBARA DEMICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Haunting.' \u003cb\u003eOLIVER BURKEMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A masterpiece.' \u003cb\u003eJULIA LOVELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 13-year-old Red Guard revels in the great adventure, and struggles with her doubts. A silenced composer, facing death, determines to capture the turmoil. An idealistic student becomes the 'corpse master' .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than fifty years on, the Cultural Revolution's scar runs through the heart of Chinese society, and through the souls of its citizens. Stationed in Beijing for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Tania Branigan came to realise that this brutal and turbulent decade continues to propel and shape China to this day. Yet official suppression and personal trauma have conspired in national amnesia: it exists, for the most part, as an absence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Memory\u003c\/i\u003e explores the stories of those driven to confront the era, who fear or yearn for its return. What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513888120929,"sku":"9781783352661","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36415109_5016ee44-7d21-4b47-bbfa-0bdb47b7c316.jpg?v=1759495318","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781783352661-red-memory","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}