Son of the Revolution, Liang Heng & Judith Shapiro, 1983

Son of the Revolution, Liang Heng & Judith Shapiro, 1983

Pub. Alfred A. Knopf, 1st edition, 1983. Hardback with dustjacket.

Story of how Liang Heng grew up in the turmoil of China, saw his family trapped and torn apart in the shifting winds of Communist policy, became a 12-year-old Red Guard in the Cultural Revolution, worked as a peasant, struggled to get an education, became a basketball star, fell in love with daughter of the Assistant Commander of the Xiangtan Military District and then with the American girl he married.

Condition - dustjacket good but a little marked and faded, book very good, c. 302pp.

Dimensions:
245mm high x 167mm wide x 30mm thick.